the spartans' first game will take place at spartan stadium on thursday, august 29th against the sace bees. and that will do it for sports. back to you. that'll do it for now. be sure to check us out on facebook by searching 's-j-s-u update news.' thanks for watching and we'll see you next week.

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(nat sound 3 secs) it was another sold out show at the spartan complex. all of the contemporary dancers have been practicing for the past couple of months on their routines, the outstanding performance ended in a standing ovation from the crowd. ">>>autumn taylor senior dance "the crowd was crazy. i mean like five rows on each side were like all of our families so that helped too... but it was amazing" allyson del rosario junior dance "this performance was everything...special and very family oriented and just filled with a lot of love and passion, for sure."" the university's group of dancers will be performing for its last time all together at the american college dance festival this week. well, that's the end of our arts and entertainment coverage for this week. back to you. the s-j-s-u baseball team brought it down to the wire against number twenty five ranked stanford. and san jose will once again play host for some local fighters looking to bring pride to the bay area. but before we get to that, we asked students what they would do if they won the l

i'm monique coble at spartan stadium, update news." an sjsu professor feels asian american baseball players have been overlooked and underappreciated for decades. update news reporter elliot alagueuzian says that professor is fighting to change that image. ">>>the hawaiian travelers was baseball team made up of japanese, chinese, and native hawaiian players. "they were coming into communities where white supremecy was sjsu history po"they were able d stereotypes, win a bunch of games, and actually have a good time while they wprofessori was one of the few states which accepted asian americans into sports. "in hawaii it tended to be based upon class so that allowed people of different ethnic groups to mingle together and interact on the basis of common interest like baseball." sjsu librarian ralph pearce says baseball connected japanese americans throughout california. "but both generations had a love for baseball so this brought generations together. and they would also travel, made great efforts to travel to other japanese american co

we have the spartan foundation that has to go out and raise money for the scholarships. why should we have to raise additional money if the money from the stands is not going to the kids? do we need more money or is the money not being allocated correctly? where is the money going? >> there is not an equal distribution of funds. the rich get richer. if you look at the scc, look at the big 12, the television revenue comes up to 16 to 21 million per school. you are talk 900,000, maybe 1.2 million per school. if they want the play the student athletes at that much a year, the question is how can the school, like idaho or san jose state do a distribution? if i'm recruiting you, don, and sanford is recruiting you, and i can give you a full scholarship and they can give you a $200,000 siphon and i cannot ... >> let's start from the bottom up. i think the athletes, when you talk about football. arguably, the most dangerous sport available on the campus. short term and long term damage to the body. they deserve the right to an education an they deserve the right to protection of

before becoming a lady spartan, each of these 12 and 13-year-olds must first pass a test they all say is a little embarrassing. >> it is disgusting. >> it is kind of weird. they tell you to go to the restroom and you come out with a cup. it is really awkward. there are other people standing there. >> at pleasant middle school, drug testing is mandatory. and not just for sports. for any school activity. principal lane warner said the random tests are keeping this school in marian, ohio, drug-free. >> what we're testing for are common street drugs. >> what is that feeling when he walk in and calls out your name for the random drug test? >> he doesn't tell you. you get so scared that you're in trouble. >> he doesn't tell you it is a drug test. you're freaking out. what have i done that i could get in trouble for? >> it is violating your rights. that's a big deal. >> reporter: when alexis was told she needed a drug test to join the scrap booking club, her parents said no way. they took the school in milford, pennsylvania, to court. >> that was hard. it was difficult not being able to play

i'm at a spartan race. these spartan races are these extreme physical challenges that people are undertaking voluntarily. alisyn was all about that. i've got the founder and creator of this thing. 650,000 people you say are going to run spartan races this year? >> yes, all around the world. >> it is pretty incredible. you also somehow finnagleed this stadium to let you do this. that's a pretty big deal. you got 18,000 people? >> we don't know how many people will finish. >> what is the ratio of who start and finish? >> depends on the weather. if there is bad weather you lose a few thousand people. >> you're an extreme athlete. you do ultra marathons. ultra marathons are taking off like people who think the 26 miles is a wimpy thing and you run 100 miles instead? >> one time i had a friend convince me to run 300. >> that is crazy. one of the challenges is this wall. i said that doesn't look like much of a challenge. start it. let's see if we can start and go across this wall at the same time. >> it's a peg w

spartans had 12 undefeated seasons in a row. do you remember those undefeated seasons? amazing. >> very, very cool. something else is cool we know whether boys or girls on the falcon nest interest there. >> yes. >>> coming up at 6:00 apple stock free fall comes to an end. tonight why investors decided to bite on the shares today. also, the man refused to mail it in. when his request to the postal service went unanswered. how michael finney came through for him z an east bay girl showed off a science project during a special visit to washington. those story smorz coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> we know about the trio of feathered celebrities in san jose. >> a biologist went to determine the sex of the falcon chicks. >> so cute. turns out all threes are boys. a biologist repelled off the roof into the nest box. >> he was able to examine the boards. a contest is being held now to name those baby falcons. >> i never learned repelling when study biology in school. >> that is going to do it. from all of us here tonight from dallas, texas. at the top of the news, breaking

it's spartan. totally devoid of charm. it's perfect. i'm with you mon frere.ot be intimidated by the tyranny of the blank page. all we need to get a good start here is... room service! frasier! right, right. all we need is a good opening sentence-- something that will smack the reader right between the eyes and then take him on a virtual roller coaster ride of self-awareness and discovery. frasier, while you're mixing metaphors like a cuisinart i've had a breakthrough. voila! our opening sentence. "from romulus and remus to the lennon sisters "sibling relationships "have sparked psychological debate throughout the world." hmm... interesting. do you like it? well, i said it was interesting. the task ahead of us now is to decide whether we'd like an interesting opening or a good one. you're being negative because you didn't think of it first. no, in truth i'm not. i never cared for romulus or remus and the reference to the lennon sisters is from the freaking moon. well, all right if you can do better please be my guest. i will. all right. my fingers are poised o

the first place we stayed was in a seminary, an eastern orthodox seminary- a rather spartan setting, to say the least. the bar didn't stay open very late. no. but i remember it also served as a school. and so i was looking out my window in the morning, and i saw the parents in their cars bringing their children to school, and i said, "if i was home, that's exactly what i would be doing, i would be dropping lilly and sophie off at school, and here they're doing the same thing." it was the fact that the elements we experience in this culture are the same- it's what we tried to do in the roll-in. people need to shop, people have children, people have friends, people want leisure time, people want to have one good day. but what is going on here when the source that we're studying- religion, which is, you know, the guiding force, hopefully, towards harmony and peace- plays such a strong role in tormenting the people in this environment? i mean, it's a kicker. jeff? >> is there a parallel here? i mean, in terms of studies? just because of the terrible conflicts- i mean, it's obvious that t

this month, authorities busted a mail theft ring and mail has been taken from homes around spartan stadium. authorities say the thieves are looking for checks and personal information and are not just grabbing delivered mail but outgoing mail left at homes for mail carriers to pick up. to be safe the service recommends dropping off letters in secure box autos there has been a rash of car burglaries as well. take a look at this video obtained by abc 7 news showing thieves opening the doors of locked vehicles and police don't know how they're doing it. but they're about to find out. michael finney solves mysteries tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> don't want to miss this one. >> it's unbelievable. >> yes. >> let's talk about the weather. it's cool out there tonight. >> yes. >> by next week, we'll look at summer like warmth into 80s and near 90s. shows clidz now ash the bay and inland and we still have low clouds and fog. but for the most part looking at sunny early evening here in the bay area, here is a live view from mount tam looking down into the bay. lovely evening around the bay area

a recent took place around spartan stadium. this month authorities bust aid male theft ring targeting rez dments 19 cities from contra costa to march yin looking for attractive items. checks, credit cards. they may be looking for information, medical records, insurance information. anything that might have a date of birth, mother's maiden name. >> thieves aren't just grabbing delivered mail but outgoing mail. the service says people should put drop off letters in secured mailbox autos massive tunneling machine that's will dig san francisco's newest subway line have been delivered. these are the first pees of the tunnel boring machines. they arrived at the bryant street portal this morning. once assembled these 400 ton, 300 foot long machines will be lowered underground and will bore a pair of side by side subway tunnels from south of market into chinatown. >> seeing this on tv, i know that history channel and stuff about the machines but now, it's something to see, live, you know? >> the boring won't begin until june because it

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this month, authorities busted a mail theft ring and mail has been taken from homes around spartan stadiumauthorities say the thieves are looking for checks and personal information and are not just grabbing delivered mail but outgoing mail left at homes for mail carriers to pick up. to be safe the service recommends dropping off letters in secure box autos there has been a rash of car burglaries as well. take a look at this video obtained by abc 7 news showing thieves opening the doors of locked vehicles and police don't know how they're doing it. but they're about to find out. michael finney solves mysteries tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> don't want to miss this one. >> it's unbelievable. >> yes. >> let's talk about the weather. it's cool out there tonight. >> yes. >> by next week, we'll look at summer like warmth into 80s and near 90s. shows clidz now ash the bay and inland and we still have low clouds and fog. but for the most part looking at sunny early evening here in the bay area, here is a live view from mount tam looking down into the bay. lovely evening around the bay area no

it's why only a handful trained together and why the camps are kept spartan. but he says it doesn't stop the recruits coming. >> they say that if the u.s. stay here, we are happy because we want to fight with them face to face. >> reporter: u.s. troops draw down in afghanistan. the pakistani taliban are increasingly upping their fight across the border. this is one of their recent p p propaganda videos shot in afghanistan. in a barbaric act, they murder a man they claim is an afghan spy working for nato. cnn cannot confirm its authenticity. it is a chilling reminder of how once war recruits hone their skills and how pakistan's taliban emboldened by the nato drawdown are flooding more fighters across the border. >> they have meager resources. very meager resources, but their determination, when i saw their determination, their determination was very high. >> reporter: these war recruits just a handful in a gathering storm ready to take advantage in a battle they think they've won. nic robertson, cnn, islamabad, pakistan. >>> back to our top story now where the

you know what, that's starting to look spartan. in the last 12 months pfizer has had the fda approve three different anti-cancer drugs, and the company has what could be a very big anti-breast cancer treatment in phase two development that just received what's known as a breakthrough therapy designation from the peggy hamburg fda that could be worth $5 billion by 2020. if this one breast cancer drug gets approved, it could bump up pfizer's long-term record growth rate from 4.4% to 6% and that would send the stock much higher, and the stock did break to the up side, and this was heard of. let me say one other thing. the fda is starting to fast track a lot of stuff. one of the reasons why this series has been so good. here's the bottom line. you've now heard a whole host of drug companies, right? speculative bowe tech. the biggest of the big pharma titans too. if you are looking for growth, pfizer is not for you. but if you want a slow and steady company with a nice dividend and a reasonable valuation, then you should consider buying

the movie is based on a book chronicling the 2002 season in the spartans national record-winning streake reach real coach stepped down back in january after 34 years and 399 wins. >> it should be made into a movie. >>> it is 6:27. still ahead. the new curfew in the works to curb what teen drivers can do behind the wheel. >>> plus, a police standoff with a teen terror suspect leaves a boat in shambles. how a bay area man is leading the charge to get it replaced. >> patients ditched across state lines. the scathing accusations against a nevada mental hospital and why san francisco is getting involved in the crackdown. >>> to help keep you inspired, wow! that's all we have to say. that is the sunrise over the bay bridge. we're back in minutes. >>> from new york city and the new york stock exchange following a rough week last week. the market is bouncing back yesterday. we will see if they keep that going on a tuesday, april 23rd. good morning, everybody. thank you very much for joining. it is now 6:30. >>> i'm laura garcia cannon. it is 6:30. we are learning more about why and how the bost

but even in this spartan environment they still come up with creative ways to find comfort.discovered that with a few raw materials like soap, water and a plastic bag, she can sculpt something to temporarily take her mind off jail. >> that's big. >> just let it dry. >> oh, my god. >> you need to make me a little one, the short and fat one comes with a lot of money, that works for me. >> they come with the money. >> gross. >> the short and fat ones come with money. >> is that a fact? >> the big ones, mm-mm. they just slinging and not slinging. >> the next one, don't cut it in half. >> yeah, don't cut it in half. >> for me. >> unless it's an anteater, then it's all good. >> that's a short 12 inches. >> no, it's girthy. it's good to go. >> no, you got to go to jamaica. >> no, it's not. >> even in jail, ranich manages to have a few laughs, but she also has some genuine sorrow. now in her second stay at maricopa, this time facing charges of identity theft and trafficking stolen property, she lost custody of her 5-year-old daughter during her first time here. >> my aunt has her. i

it's why only a handful are trained together and why the camps are kept spartan.ut he says it doesn't stop the recruits from coming. >> if the u.s. are here, we are happy because we want to fight with them face-to-face. >> reporter: as u.s. troops draw down in afghanistan, the pakistani taliban are increasingly upping their fight across the border. this is one of their recent propaganda videos shot in afghanistan. in a barbaric act they murder a man they claim is an afghan spy working for nato. cnn cannot confirm its authenticity. it is a chilling reminder of how raw recruits hone their skills and how pakistan's taliban em boldened by the nato drawdown are flooding more fighters across the border. >> they have meager resources. very meager resources, but their determination -- when i saw their determination, their determination was very high. >> reporter: these raw recruits, just a handful in a gathering storm ready to take advantage in a battle they think they've won. nic robertson, cnn, islamabad, pakistan. >> all right. this story getting a lot of attention her

sometimes it is referred tos a spartan keys neighborhood. specifically at south seventh and virginia street. we have spoken to two people on south seventh alone who have fallen victim to mail theft recently. one woman says her mail was taken right from her front porch just last week. we do have someday light video to show you just to give you a better idea of the sort of neighborhood this is. it is very nice. tree-lined streets. this woman we talked to, she doesn't have a typical mailbox, which is part of the problem. nonetheless, she says, she did as she has always done and left her bills overnight for pick up in the morning. by morning, they were gone. she had to stop payment on those checks. she reported it to the post office. we spoke to the postal service. they did confirm, they are getting more complaints of mail theft in this particular area. the question is, how do you prevent yourself from falling victim to mail theft? joining me live is postal inspector, josh fitch. you made the drive down. we appreciate it. the people are listenin

at the mountain on observation post war height, dave was getting used to a lifestyle even one more spartan than at combat outpost keating. hygiene had had become a relative term. he had yet to use any shampoo and was still on his first bar of soap. the troops bathe inside a mountain stream. he rotated his socks, shirts and uniforms on a monthly basis. the platoon had run out of forks and spoons, so it was common to see soldiers sticking any spoons they found into their pockets for future use. there were no longer any women permanently stationed at the outposts with plans scratched for a provincial reconstruction team in the area, the mp unit was not replaced. the first platoon troops literally had not seen a woman in months. it was an odd sensation for the americans as if men were the only ones left on the planet. wherever this one -- whenever this one particular female apache pilot flew in the area, soldiers would crowd around the radio just to hear her voice. they were all convinced she was gorgeous. that's what dave roller and his guys are going through. a few years later only general p

this is in spartan keys near south seventh street and virginia. morning out there? >> nice, crisp morning. good morning to you. this is the coolest day of the next seven. get out there and enjoy if you can. 72 degrees is really comfortable inland. done with the heat for today. 69 bayside. 62 at the coast. but it will be back as of this saturday. talking about the mid-80s and the upper 80s returning on sunday. then those 90s back in the mix as of wednesday of next week. have a great day. ♪ >>> welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. it's april 25th, 2013, and another beautiful spring day out on rockefeller plaza here in new york city. >> it must be the class trip time >> i think so. >> she's getting ready to go to washington, d.c. >> heard some ohio chants out there. good crowd from ohio. >> the weather doesn't hurt. can we finally say it's spring? two good days in a row. not going back to the 40s. >> no, no -- maybe. >> maybe. >> please, al. inside studio 1a, i'm willie geist alongside al roker and natalie morales. let's get to today's take thre

a spartan affair. this is the perimeter around it here.expect in one of the supermax facilities. nonetheless, this is the basics of the place. there are about 1,000 patients here. we use the word patients in particular, because the point here is this offers care to inmates who have long-term or chronic medical conditions. that's a fundamental reason for it. it is an all-male facility. there have been some famous inmates there, for example john fransase, both men involved in mob crimes. raj rajaratnam who was involved in a ponzi scheme. a library there, where at most an inmate can have five guests at a time. closely monitored. they can come between 8:30 in the morning and will later in the afternoon. again, the fundamental purpose of this facility is for chronic conditions. we'll have to see if tsarnaev is there because he has that for a long time or this is merely a stopping point before he's moved on to some other place. wolf? >> he's listed in fair condition right now. tom, thank you. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. s

but back on the volleyball court, a different take from the lady spartans.h, yeah. >> definitely. >> i think it's helping stop it. >> they know they're not going to be eligible for sports. >> reporter: random drug tests, rite of passage for olympians, professionals and now even america's youngest athletes. i'm julie foudy, in marian, ohio. >> it isn't just there. there are school districts in at least nine states that require drug testing for middle schoolers. >> i just can't hold back on this one. i tend not to like to give my opinions as a journalist but this is ridiculous. on the scrapbook club, the glee club, you need a drug test. i don't get it. it is ridiculous. >> how would you feel about your child? >> i would be completely offended. drug testing is the one thing in this country you are guilty until you are proven innocent. that's not how it works here. you're not until proven guilty. if you're operating a plane, a nuclear power facility, maybe some prerecollect sit, but give me a break. maybe the athletes if they're testing for performance enhancing

at the mountain on observation post war height, dave was getting used to a lifestyle even one more spartanhan at combat outpost keating. hygiene had had become a relative term. he had yet to use any shampoo and was still on his first bar of soap. the troops bathe inside a mountain stream. he rotated his socks, shirts and uniforms on a monthly basis. the platoon had run out of forks and spoons, so it was common to see soldiers sticking any spoons they found into their pockets for future use. there were no longer any women permanently stationed at the outposts with plans scratched for a provincial reconstruction team in the area, the mp unit was not replaced. the first platoon troops literally had not seen a woman in months. it was an odd sensation for the americans as if men were the only ones left on the planet. wherever this one -- whenever this one particular female apache pilot flew in the area, soldiers would crowd around the radio just to hear her voice. they were all convinced she was gorgeous. that's what dave roller and his guys are going through. a few years later only general pet