the dodger fan is screaming and pointing at stow and stow appears to indicate he wanted no part in the confrontation and the man returns to his seat. bryan stow's sister sent a text to cbs 5. she says, "it was heartbreaking to watch and see the shock and scared look at his face." now, the one thing the video shows is the man harassing stow is not giovanni ramirez, the lead suspect in the case. but that doesn't mean ramirez is innocent. >>> because, you see bryan stow and he is aggravated, agitated and directing it at somebody who is not the suggestion respect in the case. >> to sit here and say that this will exonerate giovanni ramirez i think is a bit much. it's too much. i'm not going to say it. >> reporter: now, ramirez is back in jail serving a 10-month jail sentence for violating his parole. he was arrested back in may in connection to the stow beating. meanwhile, bryan stow is here at sf general, in a coma. doctors say he is showing signs of improvement. frank? >> has the lapd made any comment on the tape? and why did that take so long for someone to come up with this tape for th

there's new video in the bryan stow beating case.d between bryan stow and a dodger fan, but it's not the man the los angeles police believe is responsible for the attack on bryan stow. ktvu's allie rasmus joining us live to show us what this video is all about. allie. >> reporter: good morning, dave. first off we are at san francisco general hospital where bryan stow remains hospitalized. his condition was upgraded by doctors just last week from critical to stable. doctors say he is showing some improvement, breathing without a ventilator and responding to some basic commands. in the meantime you mention there is new video that could be connected to the investigation into stow's beating. let's show you that video released by tmz. taken from inside dodgers stadium during the dodgers giants game on march 31st that stow attended. in this video you can see a man in a dodgers jersey standing up and arguing with stow. stow is seated on the left. he appears to be trying to calm the guy down. you can see he has his hands up in the video. we

now last week doctors here say stow is improving. they upgraded his condition from critical to serious. and meanwhile there is as you mentioned some new video that could have an impact that could be connected to this case. take a look at that video. this is released by tmz taken from inside dodgers stadium during the dodgers-giants game. it shows a man in a dodgers jersey standing up and appearing to be arguing with stow. now in this video you can see stow seated on the left. he appears to be trying to calm this guy down. he has his hands up in the video. we don't know at what point during this game this video was shot, but we do know some time after stow left this game he was brutally beaten by two dodgers fans outside the stadium. the man seen here in this dodgers jersey is not the man los angeles police arrested for stow's beating. that person, the person who was arrested is 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. we ask police what impact this could have on the case. and ramirez's attorney says his client wasn't even at the stadium. but po

stow is seated on the left of the screen. he appears to be trying to calm the guy down and has his hands up in the video. we don't know at what point during the game this video was shot but some time after stow left this game and the stadium is when he was brutally beaten by two dodgers fans. the man seen here in this dodgers jersey however is not the man los angeles police arrested for stow's beating. the person police did arrest is 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. ramirez's attorney has said repeatedly police have the wrong man and ramirez wasn't even at the stadium the day stow was beaten. los angeles police chief says he's confident that his officers have the right person that ramirez is one of the two people responsible for stow's beating. i checked in with los angeles police again just 15 minutes ago. i tried reaching him shortly after 5:00 this morning. talked to an officer who says as far as he knows investigators center not had a chance to get a copy of the video and view it closely yet. so fornow los angeles p. account

stow is seated object left and -- on the left and he appears to be trying to calm stow down. while stow was at dodgers stadium, he sent a text to his friends about a hostile atmosphere. this man in the video in the dodgers' jersey is not the same person arrested for the crime. that person is giovanni ramirez. ramirez has said repeatedly police have the wrong man and that he was not there the day stow was beaten. but the police say they are confident that stow was one of the men responsible for the beating. now stow's condition was upgraded from critical to serious. it could be as early as this week that we get another update on his condition. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:02. we want to let you know. there's breaking news right now. the los angeles dodgers have filed for bankruptcy protection in a delaware court this morning. they are claiming the refusal of major league baseball to approve a multi-billion team deal that owner frank mccourt was counting on to keep the team afloat. again. documenters have filed for -- the dodgers have -- again, the dod

video of bryan stow at d >>> we know what happened afterwards. now, we have some idea of what happened before. video of bryan stow at dodger stadium before he was attacked. >>> less than a pay period since their last checks, and well, compromise from the halls of the state capitol. what finally got the deal done. >>> it was a moment when every second counted. hear from someone who helped dig a teenager out of a collapsed sand tunnel. >>> and she says a move saved her life. pictures from the moments after a truck hit an amtrak change. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm dana king. tonight, lapd detectives working the bryan stow case are studying newly released video. it's said to capture stow being confronted the day he was being beaten. this was taken inside dodger stadium. robert lisles on the images and their potential impact. >> some serious questions tonight. where has this video been, does it cast doubt on ramirez as a suspect, will the video ryan bryan stow any less a victim? all huge questions tonight. there is one definitive ans

san francisco general hospital where we just heard from stow's doctors.hat did they have to say? >> reporter: well, it was good news today, grace. we heard from the chief of neurosurgery bryan stow has been weaned off of two of the five seizure medications and also upgraded from critical condition to serious condition. in other good news, he is also breathing without the assistance of a ventilator. he is also making several other strides on the road to recovery. >> he has begun to spontaneously open his eyes. he started to have some movement of his left arm. and he is intermittently been able to follow some simple commands. >> reporter: while stow has shown many positive signs of recovery, dr. man leave says stow is not out of woods yet. >> there are still many, many things that can go on with bryan such as infection, such as disorders of too much water on the brain or hydrocephalus and so there's many things that we have to be careful about as we are trying to make sure that he can have the best recovery as possible. i want to level expectations that thi

stow being confronted the day he was beaten.his isn't footage from the parking lot. this was taken inside dodger stadium. robert lisles on the images and their potential impact on this case. >> it's 12 seconds of video that generates a number of questions, namely where has this video been. does it cast doubt on ramirez as a suspect, and will the video you are about to see render bryan stow any less a victim? all huge questions tonight. i can't tell you there's one definitive answer. we now know who confronted bryan stow inside dodger stadium. >> reporter: this is cellphone video allegedly march 31st. watch as a fan rights the camera angle. you see a dodger fan on the right of your screen. tonight, entertainment website tmz has identified the dodger fan wag his finger as juan banda. take another look. the mz creator says the fan in black and orange is bryan stow and leaven claims it's 12 seconds of video that's now crucial to lapd's investigation. >> because you see bryan stow and he's aggravated, he's agitated, and he's directed

. >>> a new twist in the bryan stow beating investigation. lapd is now looking at a video inside dodger stadium before stow was attacked. anser hassan is in san francisco with how it could impact the case joins us now with more. anser, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. bryan stow remains in a coma here at sf general but lapd is now looking at new video that they got from tmz. here's a video that was released on monday. now, tmz won't tell where or when they got the video. but this 12-second cell phone video shows bryan stow at a dodgers stadium game in his giants jersey. the man confronting him appears to be screaming and pointing at him. before returning to his seat. [ signal breakup ] police don't know what it refers to. meanwhile bryan stow's sister erin sent cbs 5 a text after watching the video saying, quote, it was heartbreaking to watch and see the shock and scared look on his face. [ signal breakup ] viewing the new video for clues. it shows the man confronting stow is not giovanni ramirez, the lead suspect in the case. the ne

brian stow in a coma.d suspect, the only suspect in the case, giovanni ramirez in court today in los angeles, where a judge will decide whether or not ramirez can be set free. now ramirez has not been formally charged in the stow beating. typically prosecutors have to rush to pull together their case against ramirez, because the suspect must be arraigned within days of an arrest. but ramirez's case is different. he has been on parole since 2005. when he was arrested in may in connection with the stow beating, police found a gun his house. the defense says lapd has a weak case both in linking ramirez to the stow beating and fighting parole. to begin with surveillance video shows ramirez with a full head of hair, so the suspect description is that of a man with a shaved head. they also maintain that the gun found didn't belong to ramirez. >> the state has to show that giovanni ramirez had to have knowledge there was a gun in the household, which they he did not. >> the state can show it's possible it happene

. >>> doctors update the condition of giants fan bryan stow. >>> president obama delivers his timetable for bringing u.s. troops home from afghanistan. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening. it is wednesday, june 22. i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> in a nationally televised speech, president barack obama laid out his timetable for the drawdown of u.s. forces in afghanistan. right now there are 100,000 troops fighting in afghanistan or he wants to bring home a total of 33,000 by september of last year. emily schmidt is live from the nation's capital. >> reporter: president obama said it was in her by the national -- it was in our vital national interest to send 30,000 troops to afghanistan. >> is the beginning, not the end in our efforts to wind down this war. >> reporter: they will get new marching orders. he called upon 33 dozen troops to withdraw. >> after this initial rejection our troops will continue to call home at a steady pace as afghan security forces move into the lead our nation will ch

police in the bryan stow beating case. anser hassan is in san francisco with video that apparently shows stow inside dodger stadium before the attack. good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. bryan stow currently is in a coma here at san francisco general. bryan stow is the man the giants fan, brutally beaten in march at dodger stadium. the lapd is hard at work trying to find his attacker. this new video was released on monday from tmz. they won't say where they got it. but the short grainy cell phone video shows stow seated during the game wearing a giants jersey. looks like he is trying to ignore a seemingly angry dodgers fan who is pointing and screaming at him. now, lapd says they are reviewing the new video for clues. the one thing it does show is that the attacker in this video is not giovanni ramirez, the lead suspect in this case. >> because you see bryan stow and he is aggravated. he is agitated. and he is directing it at somebody who is not the suspect in this case. >> to sit here and say that this will exonerat

he's sleepy but tracking family with his eyes. a link on support for bryan stow shows it's bryan stow week at participating restaurants in alameda. we have a partial list of some of those restaurants. it is quite long. we're told if you mention stow, a portion of the bill will go towards his recovery efforts. there is also a golf tournament planned for july 1st down in santa cruz. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith today, in the bay. >> every little bit helps. thank you very much, christie. 6:35. car thefts dropped nationwide last year but it really doesn't apply to california. in fact, some east bay cities rank in the top ten hot spots nationwide for car thefts. oakland fremont, san francisco is ninth, while vallejo fairfield comes in at fifth. rounding out top three, bakersfield, modesto, fres no we should mention large are cities don't rank as high in this report because it ranks the number of car thefts per 100,000 people. it loses many cars in the hav time at a lakers game as they do in modesto. >>> i'm going to check the forecast for today, certainly hazy out there.

far only, suspect in the beating of bryan stow faced a lie detector today. none of . >>> the one and so far only suspect in the beats of brian stow faced a lie detector today. why none of us will ever they the results. >> a man's laptop is taken so he turns into an amateur detective. how he tracked down the person who took it. ♪ [ music ] >> and move over justin bieber the boy band that is turning heads here and in hollywood. good evening. i'm dana king. >> i'm ken batista. the case is dominated bay area headlines for weeks now. a giant's fan beaten unconscious. >> the suspect in custody has taken a lie detextor test but the results are sealed. elizabeth cook on what is being said. >> reporter: suspect number one, giovanni ramirez on his way to his second lie detector test. >> i'm sure this is going to disappoint everybody but this is our agreement with los angeles police and the da, we aren't going to announce them. >> reporter: the attorney and da agreed the results won't be released, with very only been told was that ramirez was calm and confident during

we begin with some encouraging news about giants' fan, bryan stow. late this morning, his doctors gave an update on his physical state. this story is brandnew. his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: the doctors say stow's condition has improved. he's breathing without a ventilator and he's also been waned -- weaned off the medication. but they say this does not mean he will make a full recovery. >> he's began to open his eyes. he's started to have movement of his left arm and he's intermittently been able to follow some simple commands. >> reporter: he says in a couple of months surgeons will replace the portion of the skull they had to remove because of brain surgery. doctors believe stow might have not survived this injury had it happened ten years ago. but medical advances have made it possible. with these types of injuries more and more each year, more funding is needed. >> there's insufficient funding. >> reporter: now, stow came to sfo may 16th after being transferred from an l.a. hospital

not the attack on stow. so he could be released from jail today if it's determined he did not violate his parole. a big hearing today. being watched all the way from l.a. from here, and san francisco. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning, shark warnings are posted along the marrin coast after helicopter crew spotted a great white shark near stinson beach this weekend. yesterday, a sighting was north of stinson. 200 to 300 yards offshore. the warning say they're warned no to it go in past their knees, at least through thursday. i can be extented if more sharks are spotted. lifeguards rushed to get people out of water. after the warning came in. it was dramatic. the beach was empty of the water in five minutes. >> i really wanted to go boogie boarding but he couldn't. my mom is like don't go past your ankles. i'm like c'mon! >> listen to mom. workers at local surf store say they hope the warn willing be lifted before the weekend when they get most of their business.

ramirez has not been formally charged in the stow beating.ically prosecutors have just a few days to pull together their case after an arrest but ramirez's case is different. ramirez has been on parole since 2005. when ramirez was arrested in may in connection to the stow beating, police found a gun at his home which is a violation of his parole. and that's what he is being held for. not the stow case. but ramirez's attorneys say lapd has a weak case. to begin with, they say surveillance video from a hotel and gas station the day after the attack shows ramirez with a full head of hair. while the description of the suspect is that of a man with a shaved head. it is also the testimony of ramirez 10-year-old daughter which puts him at his house the night of the attack. and as for the gun that they found, well, the defense says it didn't belong to ramirez. still, they say it is unlikely that ramirez will be released today. >> when you're dealing with this type of hearing, there is a very slim chance that one can succeed. we're not in a court of l

ramirez was arrested in mid-may in connection to the stow beating. a gun was found in the house where he was arrested, which is a violation of his parole. in 2005, ramirez was arrested for possession of a firearm by a felon. now ramirez's defense says the los angeles police department doesn't have, quote, "sufficient evidence" to link ramirez to the beating to begin with. they say surveillance video from a hotel and gas station showed ramirez had a full head of hair the day after the beating, while the suspect description is of a man with a shaped head. the defense also says that the gun they found on the day of the arrest didn't belong to ramirez. >> the state has to show that giovanni ramirez had knowledge that there was a gun in the household, which he did not. >> the state can show that it's just possible that it happened the way the police think it did. the parole board is going to sustain the violation. >> reporter: so what happens today? ramirez goes before a 35 role revocation hearing. if found guilty of violations, he could be locked up for

attorneys for ramirez say their client is innocent in stow's beating.ated at san francisco general and been in a coma for three months. >>> a shark sighting near stinson beach has lifeguards telling people they can only wade in the water knee-deep. a shark warning will expire thursday if no new sightings occur. the great white shark was spotted by helicopter crew. the latest coming up it at 6:00. >>> 5:46. strong winds in the southwest forced thousands more residents to evacuate from several wildfires. extreme fire risk conditions are posted in seven states this morning. and we're not especially halfway through the year. already, the acres burned from forest fires so far is equal to all of 2010. abc's john hendren has more. >> reporter: drought conditions are fanning the flames of raging wildfires throughout the southwest. >> we need rain. >> yes. >> we really need rain. >> reporter: three dozen massive wildfires are blazing through ten states. burning more than 1.2 million acres. among the hardest hit states, texas and arizona. >> it's dry out. smalles

this video is posted of stow in a confrontation in the stands. the brief, low resolution clip shows a dodger fan pointed at a seated stow whose hands are raised. tmz says it's not the lapd's prime suspect in this case. and late today, abc 7's vic lee watched that video with stow's cousin, we'll hear from him at 5:00. stow remains unconscious tonight at san francisco general hospital. >> the dodgers owners filed for bankruptcy protection today. the owner faces a litany of financial problems including a civil suit from stow's family, seeking unspecified damage to cover medical care and compensate his children. the filing says the team is on the verge of running out of cash. >> minnesota congress woman michelle bacmman is running for the republican presidential nomination. she made at announcement in waterloo, iowa to a crowd of 100 family members, friends and supporters. the tea party favorite says she's waging her campaign because voters must make a bold choice for america's future. >> government thinks it knows how to spend our money. government

and police cled him the main aggressor in the march attack against stow. ramirez's attorney maintains his client's innocence saying ramirez was not at the stadium the day stow was kick and beaten. san francisco general is the only trauma center in san francisco. it's internationally recognized and specializes in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. the doctor while optimistic says there is a need to exercise level expectations. >> he is able to intermittently open and close your eyes in response to saying can you close your eyes, open your eyes? that suggests we have circuits reconnecting. there is some level of function. how that is going to predict his long-term outcome is a promising sign, but again, i think the theme of today is to level expectations that does not mean a full recovery. >> stow's family released a statement thanking everyone for their concern, prayers and support and asking everyone to maintain their privacy. for more information about the suspects that investigators are looking for, go to our website at abc7news.com. at san francisc

stow remains at a san francisco general hospital. he was transferred after several weeks of care at a los angeles hospital. he is still in critical condition but stable. >>pam: the family michelle le have mixed emotions of last week's mass of the search efforts. 450 volunteers standing over the east bay, including niles canyon in a rural area. any signs. hayward police were called but they cannot believe that anything was found was a significant. >> i would like to a found evidence that lead to war but now i am kind of glad that we did not that would lead us to our test--roving that if we are hoping-test of research once? we would find her. so, it is difficult to not think negatively. perhaps maybe somebody dumped the body here, there? at the same time, she is not found yet. they have not found her. and i would be a terrible brother if i wrote her off. missing persons cases can lolast long and usually they do not have a good outcome. however, i still want to know that i did everything that i could. >> the family is doing another sear

he is not charged yet in the stow case. has that second suspect shown in the police sketches been identified or arrested. >>> if you have a story for closer look, log on to cbssf.com, click connect, scroll down to closer look and send me an email. >>> one more note now on the dodgers. it looks like like the team will soon be the property of major league baseball. today a delaware judge authorized the dodgers to enter my a $150 million bankruptcy financing arrangement. baseball's constitution allows commissioner bud selig to take control of the team that seeks chapter 11 protection. a person familiar with major league's baseball plans tells the associated press, that move could come sometime in the near future. >>> the circumstances, frankly they are notorious. but the new cat has arrived. what you need know about martha. >>> and it's the kind of disaster that requires a lot of manpower. so do california inmates still help with wildfires? that's tonight's "good question." >>> the giants do something they haven't done all yea

and police called him the main aggressor in the march attack against stow. ramirez's attorney maintains his client's innocence saying ramirez was not at the stadium the day stow was kick and beaten. san francisco general is the only trauma center in san francisco. it's internationally recognized and specializes in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. the doctor while optimistic says there is a need to exercise level expectations. >> he is able to intermittently open and close your eyes in response to saying can you close your eyes, open your eyes? that suggests we have circuits reconnecting. there is some level of function. how that is going to predict his long-term outcome is a promising sign, but again, i think the theme of today is to level expectations that does not mean a full recovery. >> stow's family released a statement thanking everyone for their concern, prayers and support and asking everyone to maintain their privacy. for more information about the suspects that investigators are looking for, go to our website at abc7news.com. at san francisc

. >>> new developments in the brian stow case tonight. how a trip to the cleaners may have led police to the suspect. plus. >>> the amount of pure love i sense for my brother vince in that firehouse was overwhelming. i knew right then no question my brother went to battle with the best of the best. >> it's a loss felt across the state. the touching words for two firefighters laid to rest just hours ago. >>> good evening. thank you very much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. >> i'm diane dwyer. >>> thousands gathered to honor two firefighters who died doing what they loved to do. >> the funeral was held at st. mary's cathedral this afternoon. afterwards the caskets were loaded onto fire trucks that led a procession to holy cross cemetery where the two firefighters were buried. kimberly terry has a look at today's ceremony. >> reporter: the funeral lasted more than two hours as thousands came to pay their respects to the two men who made the ultimate staacrifice for the jo they loved. ♪ >> the strongest feeling i had after hearing what hap

. >>> and the man suspected of beating giants fan bryan stow is expected in a los angeles courtroom moments from now. why he could be set free. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us it's monday, june 20th. i'm pam cook. i'm not complaining about the weather for the first time. but some may think it's too hot over the weekend. >> that's a good thing. well, if you don't like warm weather you might want to head over to the coast today. even though it will be sunny it won't be too hot there. upper 90s for some. could see our first 100s. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving on 880 northbound. it's a nice drive in oakland. alsos morning commute looks good. westbound bay bridge approaching the toll plaza. let's go back to pam. >>> we begin with developing news in santa clara county. right now firefighters are battling a big apartment house fire. ktvu kraig debro joins us now from the scene. kraig any word of injuries? >> reporter: there are a couple injuries. i want to show you in the parking l

he hasn't been charged with stow's beating. they will replace the section of skull they had to remove to accom date brain swelling. ktvu channel 2 news. >> officials released more details about the difference between critical and serious conditions. a patient who is in critical condition is unconscious. a patient in serious condition is acutely ill but not necessarily unconscious. >>> a tranging slammed into a us airways plane today. this photo shows the tractor stuck beneath the plane's engine. no passengers were on board. firefighters sprayed water on the engine as a precaution. no one was hurt. >>> less than a week before us airways eject adpassenger for wearing saggy pants the airline allowed this man to board a flight in women's underwear. after that flight a20-year-old student was arrested for refusing to pull up his pants. while some call it a double standard, experts say airlinedize remove passengers who refuse to obey instructions. >>> democrats and republicans say the budget is in the governor's hands and it's up to h

the bay area doctors trying to save bryan stow's life will give an update how he's doing. christie smith is live at the east bay hospital where the fan has been recovering for about a month now. good morning. >> reporter: i just called the media line at the hospital to bubble check and they still have bryan stow listed in critical condition this morning. we're expected to get some more specific information when the chief of neurosurgery speaks out about the 42-year-old paramedic from santa cruz who suffered a traumatic brain injury. the giants fan was beaten in a horrible attack at giants stadium march 31st. following the ordeal, stow has received an amazing show of support from the community across the bay area and also from within the sports community. meantime we wanted to mention the prime suspect in the beating was given 10 months in prison after his state parole was revoked for a gun possession. giovanni's attorneys said he's innocent and did not attend that game. meantime on a family website for stow that follows his recovery, last week they posted doctors are conti

he paints stow as the instigator, and as patrick healey tells us, that's an accusation that has stow'sily outraged. >> reporter: bryan stow's family now confirms he is the seated fab who is being cursed at in this cell phone video. it was published by tmz reported it was taken at dodger stadium opening day before the postgame parking lot attack by others who nearly killed stow. at the beginning of the video before the cell phone is rotated, a man wearing a 23 jersey can be seen pointing his finger at stow's face while cursing him. john stow told the ap the person who took the video has spoken to the family. she said the guy was coming in and trying to instigate a fight with his cousin. bryan put his hands up and said him to respect the game. tmz said he's been notified of the i.d. of banda 23. the sender of the video said he was arguing with the man because he'd crossed the line. they say the man identified as stow had made a rude comment about dodgers. they say the sender of the e-mail was speculating about the later attack on stow, maybe he said the wrong thing to the wrong guys. sto

after leaving the stadium, bryan stow was attacked.ryan still remains in serious condition from his injuries. we also have any details on the deadly amtrak crash that happened friday, 70 mi. outside of torino. a semi collided with an amtrak train that was headed to the bay area. federal records show that the don davis trucking, the company under question, had been previously cited for crashes, unsafe driving into operating a truck with bald tires. come you are watching the video from the scene of that fatal crash. an amtrak spokesperson says 5 passengers still remain unaccounted for. six people are dead and 20 others grinned dirt. we will turn our attention towards the weather forecast. june gloom. i am not afford to that. >> the mt. tam cam shows of the thickness of the low cloud cover settling in. six as we head into the afternoon, once at burns offered we will get some ice breaks of sunshine. mild temperatures expected. a little bit breezy as we head into the afternoon. we will keep the breeze into the overnight hours. you'll notice

he yells at stow and the man is not giovanni ramirez. dave's roommate tells us the video appears to show what happened just before he received a text message saying stow was scared. >> i think it proves that bryan was the instigator in the attack. that he was just there to watch a game. >> witnesses say that to attach stow after a game. >>> have you seen the new bay bridge? >> reporter: they are not shoots or slides but without them the construction would not be possible so what are they? >> catwalks. >> reporter: be to catwalks on this side will be joined by two more on the other side of the tower. >> we can be able to put in the tramway system and basically what we do is construct a giant ceiling that will be pulling these individuals -- these individual trams across. >> reporter: when he is done it will be one massive cable more than 2.5 feet wide and it will not have a single slice throughout the entire line. workers will have to be tied to the catwalks to prevent a deadly slip or fall. >> the most steepest angle is 35 degrees. >> re

the only suspect in the bryan stow beating case, could walk free. the new picture taken just weeks before the beating.. what the defense says it proves. good morning... it's monday, june 20th. i'm grace lee. and i'm frank mallicoat. time is 5-- let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. here's >>> nearly 5:00 on this monday. if you like good weather -- >> hot weather. >> really hot weather and a great week ahead, i think you'll like lawrence's forecast. did you say 99 inland? yeah. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw triple digits in the bay area. we'll be close.

you can see stow sitting with his hands up. now ktvu news showed stow's close friend the same video. he says it's likely explains the message that stow sent him just 90 minutes before the attack in the dodgers stadium parking lot. >> he sent me a text saying that he was scared to be there. and who knows if it happened right after that or not but it sure goes right in line with the text message he did send to me. >> los angeles police say they are going through every single frame of the video. specifically looking at stow's interaction with other dodger fans. we should point out that the man in the dodger jersey is not giovanni ramirez who police say remains the main suspect in the attack. >>> wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords has made her first public appearance more than five months after being shot in the head. coming up in just about ten minutes we're going to tell you where she was spotted and how the crowd reacted when she came in. >>> today state lawmakers in sacramento will vote on the latest state budget plan neg

it's really tough. >> stow's two children live in scotts valley with their money. the 8 and 12-year-old children made a collage this weekend for the hospital room. stow remains in critical, but stable condition. at san francisco general hospital. we will be updating the outcome of today's hearing on the website and later on abc7 news, inition to giovanni ramirez as the primary suspect. police are looking for a second man and a woman who drove the car from the stadium after the attack. back to you. >> all right. >>> thank you. move to the weather. it's hot this morning. >> hottest day of the year. until tomorrow, mike. >> it depends where you are tomorrow. cooling may creep up the coast from the south for tomorrow. for the rest of us, yeah, hot today and hotter tomorrow. look at the beautiful picture, get out of the way and look east from south beach this morning. doesn't the water look inviting? 56, 58 degree water? we're going to be near 100 in some areas. here is the reason why. the high pressure, marine layer up north. nowhere near us. temperatures already runni

legal maneuvers that could put the bryan stow beating suspect back on the streets tomorrow. >>> the results of a third day of searching for the missing nurse and the hope that remains strong for the missing woman's family. >> people always have expectations of us that we do not have of ourselves. >> surviving violance all around them. how some bay area students are saying focused on staying in school. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. there is a chance that the man suspected of beating bryan stow could go free in a matter of hours. he has a parole hearing tomorrow. >> reporter: giovanni ramirez could be set free tomorrow if a gun found in a complex isn't found to be his. it was found during the arrest of the suspect of the beating of bryan stow at dodgers stadium on opening day. >> he had to show that he had knowledge that there was a gun in the household which did he not. >> reporter: ramirez was arrested during the raid. >> there will be witnesses that will say that he doesn't live there. >> reporter: but a legal analyst says the parole revocation hearing isn't a trial which mean

it's really tough. >> stow's two children live in scotts valley with their money.he 8 and 12-year-old children made a collage this weekend for the hospital room. stow remains in critical, but stable condition. at san francisco general hospital. we will be updating the outcome of today's hearing on the website and later on abc7 news, inition to giovanni ramirez as the primary suspect. police are looking for a second man and a woman who drove the car from the stadium after the attack. back to you. >> all right. >>> thank you. move to the weather. it's hot this morning. >> hottest day of the year. until tomorrow, mike. >> it depends where you are tomorrow. cooling may creep up the coast from the south for tomorrow. for the rest of us, yeah, hot today and hotter tomorrow. look at the beautiful picture, get out of the way and look east from south beach this morning. doesn't the water look inviting? 56, 58 degree water? we're going to be near 100 in some areas. here is the reason why. the high pressure, marine layer up north. nowhere near us. temperatures already running

a match to the victim, stow. the first who first disclosed the shirt to nbc, said it believed that ramirez was the one who brought it to the cleaners. nbc talked to ramirez's attorney, who spoke with us after meeting with his client at the county jail in los angeles. >> he doesn't wear clothes that require dry cleaning and i just think this just sounds preposterous. >> reporter: with ramirez, jailed for an alleged parole violation, authorities have held off charging him with the stow beating. defense attorneys have said repeatedly that it's a case of mistaken identity. they say ramirez has an iron-clad alibi, he was with his daughter at his aunt's home. meanwhile, l.a. police chief beck, has expressed confidence in the arrest as the investigation attempts to tie in evidence. >> we have some significant -- significant pieces to it that lead me to believe that we do indeed have the right individual. >> reporter: is it possible police want to pressure ramirez to give up information on someone else? >> if they're try

the video captured fans confronting stow insite the ballpark. is the man in the video the main suspect? jean ellie has more on how the video could impact the investigation. >> reporter: brian stow is still here at san francisco general hospital. his family says they have seen the video, it's difficult for them to watch him try to avoid a fight while being taunted by a dodger's fan. for the first time we see giants fan brian stow inside dodger stadium before he's beaten unconscious by a dodger's fan in the parking lot. tmz released this cell phone video showing a man in a dodger's jersey confronting stow. his hands in the air. he seems to be trying to calm things down. more than one month after ramirez' arrest, charges have not been filed. his attorney maintains his client was not at the game. >> i think if anything, it would be said that brian stow had a confrontation with a fan inside the stadium, it was not ramirez. >> reporter: the video may be a key element for the defense. >> the defense attorney, i want to plant something in the jury's min

the mz, a video shot hours before the beating of brian stow.

he's the primary suspect in the attack at dodger stadium that put giants fan bryan stow in a coma. if a judge rules that parole violation did not take place, ramirez will be released and likery rearrested on charges related to the beating and formally charged in 48 hours. an attorney for ramirez insists his client was not

. >>> and the brian stow beating case may have taken one step forward, two steps back. the latest on what's going on there. >>> and the first photos of congresswoman gabby giffords since she was shot in arizona. we'll show you. the news at 5 starts now. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. we begin in oakland, hundred of people are march, protesting the planned release of b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle. mehserle convicted of killing oscar grant on a b.a.r.t. plant form 2009, but he has served his time, with credit for good behavior and supposed to be released tomorrow in los angeles. nbc bay area monty francis in oakland, where they are ready in case protests turn violent, that's have in the past. >> reporter: good evening. we're here at 14th and brad brodway where a rally's expected to get under way in 30 minutes. you can see behind me, not much is happening but organizers are getting ready. police have 100 officers on hand to make sure things don't get violent as they have in the past. right now a group of 150 protesters is marching here from the fruitvale b.

>> reporter: julie, stow's sister tells me tonight that bryan stow is being weaken weaned off the lastf four coma drugs here at san francisco general hospital. while the family focus has been on his recovery they can't help but hear the news coming out of la. 31-year-old ramirez was at la's old police headquarters parker center to undergo a polygraph. the second lie detector test in two days. one yesterday for his attorneys and one today for the police. >> we think 100% our client is innocent. he didn't beat bryan stow and he wasn't at dodgers stadium. he has never been to dodgers stadium. >> both sides of the case have agreed not to disclose the results. but a former fbi polygraph expert, who administered yesterday's test said he asked some tough questions. >> did you assault bryan stow? did you beat bryan stow? >> a new wrinkle developed today with an la t.v. station reporting that ramirez is a suspect in a shooting in henderson, nevada last november. the henderson police department told ktvu tonight it could not confirm nor deny the report, only that it is still investigating. ramir

stowe is in that of the black t-shirt. gentleman he is arguing with is not considered a suspect in the beating. >> the dodgers are filing for do bankruptcy. the honor said because of interference with the club's operation they have lost a tv deal with fox sports. ill will let the dodgers a stress their financial holdings. details in a deadly amtrak crash the semi truck on the track and was slammed into by the train this is the aftermath there were double decker cars and they were burned out the trucking company had been previously cited for operating unsafe vehicles. ntsb refused to say how their past records and figured in with this accident. >> time now is 9 of 5:00 a.m. low cloud cover you see the fox continues and hanging around the bay. as we head into the afternoon will see the breeze taking in and as we head into tomorrow we are talking about trade and possibility of thunderstorms. mountain view and san jose 61 for livermore. by the afternoon was a warm-up into the '70s and '80s. in these bay temperatures are going

>> reporter: julie, stow's sister tells me tonight that bryan stow is being weaken weaned off the last of four coma drugs here at san francisco general hospital. while the family focus has been on his recovery they can't help but hear the news coming out of la. 31-year-old ramirez was at la's old police headquarters parker center to undergo a polygraph. the second lie detector test in two days. one yesterday for his attorneys and one today for the police. >> we think 100% our client is innocent. he didn't beat bryan stow and he wasn't at dodgers stadium. he has never been to dodgers stadium. >> both sides of the case have agreed not to disclose the results. but a former fbi polygraph expert, who administered yesterday's test said he asked some tough questions. >> did you assault bryan stow? did you beat bryan stow? >> a new wrinkle developed today with an la t.v. station reporting that ramirez is a suspect in a shooting in henderson, nevada last november. the henderson police department told ktvu tonight it could not confirm nor deny the report, only that it is still investigating. ram

stow had texted his concerns to a relative. the somewhat fuzzy video reveals a second man standing in the aisle who he says is also clearly not ramirez. detectives now have their own copy of the video. >> i'm hoping this will aid in narrowing down suspects or assailants in this case. >> reporter: just friday lapd chief charlie beck reaffirmed the commitment to follow the evidence wherever it leads. >> if it leads to a conviction, if it leads to exoneration, wherever it leads, we will follow the case. >> reporter: investigators have made no determination that the parking lot assailants were among the spectators taunting stow during the game, but detectives certainly will want to talk to the man in the 23 jersey if they have not already to find out what he knows. as for ramirez, a week after being found in violation of his parole, he's now at donovan state prison serving nine months, still wondering if he will be charged with the stow attack. >> we're still waiting for the magic piece of the puzzle that will exonerate giovanni ra

now, hard work of helping him regain as much brain function as possible is set to begin. >> brian stow sustained a traumatic brain injury he probably would not have survived 10 years ago. >> but now, three months after the brutal beating there are signs his brain is working again. >> he's been able to open and close eyes in response to say, can you close your eyes and open your eyes, suggesting we do have circuitses that are reconnecting and there is level of function. >> stow is now breathing and doctors have been able to take him off seizure medication, saying his response is encouraging. >> highs began to open his eyes, and started to have movement of his left arm. he's intimatentl intimatently -- intermittantly been able to follow simple commands. they know the recovery process will be a slow one. for now, they say he will have to stay here at the hospital. >> we can only hope it won't be too much longer. >> the co-workers have been doing all they can to help fund the stay, now selling hats and tee shirts, they're all too familiar with brain injuries and say this is good news. >> w

in a text -- not long before stow was beaten into a coma. he said stow told him i'd rather eat my own feces than a dodger dog. yesterday tmz released this video confrontation between the men during a game on march 31. the woman told stow's cousin that brian was not instigating a fight. >> the only thing she said was brian had his hands up telling the guy respect the game. it was a very used quote by brian. >> banda apparently has spoken with police about the incident. lapd says their prime suspect in the beating remains giovanni ramirez. and he has not been charged in the attack. but he is in prison on a weapons charge. >>> a series of robberies in less than 24 hours in san jose has merchants and shoppers on high alert. mark sayre is in san jose with what police are saying about the incident. mark. >> reporter: as with two of these robberies involved weapons a knife and a gun in two of the cases and police say it is very fortunate that nobody has been seriously hurt. >>> reporter: here at the asian plaza on mclaughlin road in the little saig

the video is kind of shaky but it shows stow. can see stow sitting in his seat with his hands up. >> i think it just goes from what everybody has been saying that bryan was not an instigator in the fight. >> reporter: tonight his