the harriet beecher stowe center here in hartford, connecticut, uses stowe's story to inspire social justice and positive change. we are not just about the past and the issues, the american issues of the 19th century, but we want to take those issues and look at them in the present and try and inspire people to be good citizens today and participate in solving today's problems so that we can all continue to work towards fulfilling the promise of america. that's our mission. harriet beecher stowe, of course, best known for "uncle tom's cabin," an amazingly interesting and complex book and a very important book in american history. the book is going to be officially released on june 14, 2011, which is actually harriet beecher stowe's 200th birthday. but tonight here as we are in mid may, you can buy at the stowe center tonight your own copies of david's book, and you will be able to get the book signed, of course, and the price tonight is a special price just for tonight. so when you go to your book store on june 14th -- you should just get the book tonight. [laughter] um, we had the o

it's great to be here at the historic stowe senator, where harriet beecher stowe spent the last two decades of her life right nearby mark twain. such an incredibly rich environment here and i've done research here and i truly appreciate everything that the stowe center has done and this is such a great year to come to the center in hartford, the 200th anniversary of the birth of. beecher stowe whose antislavery novel uncle tom's cabin created an uproar that lincoln had reportedly called her little leedy beneath the great war. it's possibly apocryphal that statement. i happen to think it's true from the research i've done, but a lot of people are seeing similar things about that mall full of verve and a lincoln and it's the ideal moment and the 154 moment of the old brick of the civil war so it's the time to reconsider stowe and her role in uniting the civil war in demint history right up to the modern times. although local tom's cabin is seceded in most people's mind with of the civil war some historians said it had minimal influence on politics behind the war but this ignores the tremendou

when asked his last name he mouthed stow. for the latest as well as updates on his condition, visit nbcbayarea.com and search bryan stow. we'll have more coming up in a report from los angeles at 6:15. there is a twist in a controversial san francisco police shooting. san francisco police now say they did not fire the bullet that killed kenneth harding. a new report from the coroner shows the caliber of the bullet does not match ammunition used by the police department. it does not match a gun found after the shooting but it does match an unused bullet that police say they found in harding's pocket. >> that the fatal wound on mr. harding's body was self-inflicted. the investigation is ongoing whether or not this was accidental or intentional act. >> police are still trying to track down the gun used in the scheidting. they are still looking for a gun posted on youtube. and the person who appears to pick it up, there is now a $1,000 reward for any one who leads them to the gun used in the shooting. 19-year-old ken harding died

back to you. >>> two you in a rests in the bryan stow beat -- two new arrests in the bryan stow beating. kristine lazar reports from los angeles. this is surprising. the lapd said they had their man initially. >> reporter: they did come out strong and now they are not really talking. we have not gotten any comment from investigators as to who these new people are, who they have arrested and what this will mean for giovanni ramirez who is in jail for a parole violation. his attorneys are speaking out. we are outside the office of one of them. they are expecting to hold a news conference today and one of those attorneys last night said he always believed in his client's innocence. he just kept giving the lapd more and more information that would exonerate his client. we'll show you the side-by-side comparison of the mugshot and the sketch of the man witnesses say beat bryan stow on opening day at dodger stadium. the case against ramirez was largely circumstantial based mostly on eyewitness accounts. investigators didn't have any forensic evidence. ramirez's attorney says his client has li

. >>> bryan stow's beating suspect facing a judge in l.a. how the giants fan was not the only target on opening day. >>> good morning, it is monday, july 25. good to have you on board. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. breaking news that we are following out of new york. port authority police have just shut down an american airlines terminal. this is at jfk airport. they say that they found a suspicious package in that area. >> apparently the bomb squad has been called in to investigate. we will continue to update you as we get more information. but as you can imagine, a lot of flights come out of there, 8:30, 9:00, 10:00, heading this way and causing quite a problem at american airline terminal. jfk. >> we will keep you updated. >> headed to the area, check your airlines in. the meantime, we have traffic and weather locally. >> mr. lawrence karnow. >> yes, low clouds and fog around the bay area this morning. thick enough that we're seeing drizzle outside. a little wet on the roadways. be careful. temperatures this afternoon. 65 degrees

bryan stow's family.your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> they have a big job to do and they have a lot of work ahead of them. and we are just putting all our faith in the lapd right now. >>> a bombshell for bryan stow's family. two new suspects arrested, what's next for the man who claimed his innocence all along? >>> and san francisco police change their story. why they now say they didn't fatally shoot a young man. >>> it's a busy news morning. it's friday, july 22. i'm grace lee. frank has the morning off. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. time now 4:59. let's start you off with a quick look at traffic. first to weather and our weekend forecast. >> good morning to you, elizabeth and grace. it's going to be nice this weekend a little warmer than what we're seeing today. a slight drop in temperature for this afternoon but pleasant overall seeing highs in the high 80s inland. i'll tell you how much warmer we are going to get for your weekend coming up. but let's go to gianna with a look at traffic

we spoke to bryan stow's sister and brother-in-law. they said the media were the first to call them about the arrests. so far the family says they are not ready to make any statementment we did talk to bryan stow's friend and former roommate in santa cruz. like stow's family, simon seemed to be caught offguard by the news. >> complete surprise. utter surprise and shock. just something i would not expect to have heard any time soon. >> simon also says if giovanni ramirez didn't do it then the lapd should clear his name and while the stow family isn't talking about the case they are talking about how brian is doing. on the family website yesterday there's a quote, his right hand was either trying to give a thumbs up or hold up two fingers. he also closed his eyes and then opened them on command and asked what his -- when asked what his last name was he mouthed stow. this morning new twist in a controversial police shooting. san francisco police now saying they did not fire the bullet that killed 19-year-old kenneth harding. in fact, hard

up to the plate to help the stow family. again, that's nbcbayarea.com. >>> there's another developing story tonight. a new revelation and a controversial police shooting. san francisco police now say they did not fire the fatal bullet that killed 19-year-old kenneth harding. in fact, he might have shot himself. but there's a big mystery, where's the gun? kimberly terry joins us from san francisco. there's so much tension between the sfpd and the residents of the bay view. what are the latest details tonight? >> reporter: well, raj, police are saying that fatal shot was in fact delivered by the suspect's open gun, the gun that investigators say someone picked up and walked away with at the scene and the search for that weapon has now intensified. san francisco police doing checks at a platform saturday say 19-year-old kenneth harding took off running when they approached him. they say he started shooting and they fired back. >> the far left image is the bullet that was recovered by the medical examiner. >> reporter: initially

, that simply read "stow fan." so this case has touched the bay area and fans have not forgotten about bryan stow though it's been almost four months. >> definitely no. thank you very much. it is 5:03 now. the man accused of murdering a san jose woman and dumping her body in a sunnyvale neighborhood is expected in court. 47-year-old man is expected to enter a plea. court documents in the case show he confessed to killing the 46-year-old maria orosco. her body was found in the front yard of a home on june 5. police say in addition to the confession they have physical evidence that link the man to the crime. >> a mother of four is set up for trial accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy. sarah cole is charged with three felon counts of unlawful sex. the court documents say cole prescribed the boy with marijuana, cigarettes and food. the boy's parents got police involved after sees disturbing text messages on his phone allegedly from cole. one man is dead and another injured during a fatal shooting in east palo a

kimberly terry spoke with stow's family. but we begin with george kiriyama with the arrest and what else we learned about the investigation. george? >> reporter: raj, we're learn thing evening a little bit more about the suspects charged with beating up brian stow. this right here is the felony complaint we received tonight. in it counts four and five say suspect louis sanchez has been charged with attacking two other fans, a man and woman, at dodger stadium on the same day. and court records show sanchez and the other suspect in the case have a violent past. lapd chief charlie beck and the los angeles mayor are convinced this time they made the right arrest. >> every single one of us wanted to do everything we can to bring these people to justice, and i believe that that's why we're here today, to say the process worked. >> reporter: three people have been arrested, two have been charged in the beating of giants fan brian stow. 30-year-old marvin norwood and louie sanchez have been charged with assault and battery. the felo

i saw many fans that had nicely printed tee shirts in support of bryan stow that read "stow fan." it was a nice sight to see. >> i don't think any one will forget him or this story. it's 6:04. new this morning the man accused of killing 93 people and a bombing is in a courtroom in oslo, norway. a judge kept the arraignment hearing behind closed doors. the hearing ended about a half hour ago. the suspect requested a public hearing so he could give his reasons behind the killings. he prepared a speech for his day in court before he even launched the attacks. he confessed to the bombing and shooting at a children's summer camp on friday. >> the man accused of murdering a san jose woman, dumping her body, is expected in court. 47-year-old feliciano valencia santiago is expected to enter a plea. court documents show he confessed to killing 46-year-old maria orozco. her body was found in front of a home on june 5. in addition to the confession, they have physical evidence that links santiago to the crime. >> an overnight shooting leave as man dead and another injured in east palo alto,

it's been quite a week for the family of bryan stow. l.a. police make major progress in the investigation. >> check out the fog as we look at mount diablo. it looks like a warm day. if you look at this picture, summer is over for a while. i'll tell you how much we're going to drop and how long below average temperatures will last. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we have fog on the golden gate bridge. pretty heavy and limited visibility and overnight road work will be picked up in. >>> we made it to friday. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> a shocker out of los angeles for two new suspects are under arrest in the bryan stow beating case. amy hollyfield joins us from san francisco general where bryan stow has been since the beating. >> this is huge development, new new arrests out of l.a. and l.a. police at first got it wrong. they accused giovanni ramirez in the case and it looked like he didn't do it. he was arrested in may and police said that ramirez was the guy. his defense

and search bryan stow. we of course wish he and his family the best. >> hundreds of people are expected to march on the streets of oakland protesting in the city's massive budget cuts. the march coincides with an appearance by the labor department secretary who is speaking at a labor convention in oakland. more than 1500 are expected at 11:00. they will march from there to city hall. >> friends and family will remember a menlo park woman who was killed. a people willial service for catherine fisher will be held this morning at peninsula temple beth el. the 19-year-old and gymnastics teacher was shot and killed sitting in a parked car last wednesday. police have not found the shooter. >> nearly two months since michelle le disappeared and tonight another fund-raiser to help raise money for the effort to find her. it begins at 9:30 at the icon ultra lounge. the event is presented by san francisco state's beta phi sorority. she disappeared may 27 on a break from her shift. hayward police classified the case as

today we are here to announce the arrest of three suspects in the brutal beating of bryan stow. but just as importantly, i want to tell the world that giovanni ramirez is no longer a suspect in this case. the initial evidence and identifications which led to his arrest have been refuted by an investigation that has involved dozens of detectives working seven days a week over thousands of hours. they investigated more than 850 clues and interviewed over 600 people. we have tirelessly pursued the truth where ever it led us and without prejudice to the outcome. just as i demand that we do. yesterday, based on evidence developed by detectives assigned to robbery-homicide division and northeast area, three people were taken into custody. louie sanchez age 29, 30-year- old marvin norwood and doreen sanchez age 31. and just several minutes ago, the district attorney filed multiple charges against louie sanchez and marvin norwood including mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon. they are being held on $500,000 bail. charges against doreen sanchez are still pending. the investigation in

interest and in stow's beating. up until her arrest they could not find her. i learned she was arrested saturday and held in lieu of bail. the lapd considers ramirez the primary suspect in the march 31st beat at donler stadium that left stow with severe brain injuries. ramirez has not been formally charged. he is serving a 10-month sentence. that's for parole violation. his family keeps the public updated on the site, and the latest entry was made yesterday so it's very up to date. his family says he is in serious condition at san francisco general. he's in the ic unit. they say he is showing remarkable signs of progress. on monday the nurse told his parents she went to take his temperature. he opened his mouth so he knows what's going on. his family says, quote, the movement wasn't huge but the meaning was. laura, coming up i'm going to tell you about a fund-raiser happening tomorrow to support bryan stow. >> that is huge. it's great to hear that. thank you very much. it's 6:03. unsolved workly homicide is giving a

christie sifkin is in san francisco where stow remains in the hospital.morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. louie sanchez and marvin norwood are both going to appear in an l.a. superior court later this afternoon or later this morning where they will have charges, they will be arraigned, and these two gentlemen have an extensive history of domestic violence and now being charged with that beating of bryan stow on march 31. it was on thursday that these two men were arrested. and then friday, they were charmed charm charged with one count each of assault and battery and mayhem. and sanchez has been charged with misdemeanor bate for attacks two other san francisco fans at dodgers stadium that night. documents that were released last week paint a pretty gruesome picture of what officials say sanchez and norwood did to stow. they claim his tongue was cut and his eye put out and slit on the nose, ear and lip. prior to these two men arrested giovanni ramirez was the prime suspect in this case. officials have now admitted that ramirez is innocent. but lapd

bryan stow was attacked outside dodger stadium barf the game. he is hospitalized and placed in a ecoma. april 1, the next day police release sketches of the attackers. april 11, players honor bryan stow before a game. may th12, billboards with suspe sketches go up. may 16 bryan stow is table enough -- stable enough to be transported to san francisco. may 22, police announce the arrest of giovanni ramirez. the primary aggressor in the attack but are also looking for another attacker. may 24, the alibi. giovanni ramirez's attorney says his daughter can testify she was with her dad the night of the attack. june 20. giovanni ramirez is septback to prison for a parole violation. july 19, los angeles county increases its reward amount for information leading to arrests. the next day, july 20, los angeles police arrest two people in the beating of bryan stow. giovanni ramirez is not one of them. thursday, july 21. news of the arrest brakes. los angeles police will not comment on who the new suspects are or why this shift in the case took place. grant l

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. >> giovani ramirez is our primary suspect on the stowe beating. i'm as sure as you need to be to make an arrest and pursue a prosecution. >> ever since the chief made those comments, the l.a.p.d. struggled to provide the da with enough evidence and no charges were ever filed. tonight, the l.a. tames says the lapd arrested two other men for the vicious beating outside of dodgers stadium and with this news comes a biting we told you so from ramirez's attorney and family. kit has more from l.a. and brian stowe's family in santa cruz. >> minutes after the news broke, word spread quickly among the stowe family. >> we know that they have a big job to do and they have a lot of work ahead of them and putting all our faith in the lapd right now. >> the attorney knew all along his client would be cleared. >> we were up front and felt

stow has been develop that in mine. from the very beginning of this tragic incident, the los angeles police department has exhausted each and every avenue of interest and search of the perpetrators this crime. the bryan stow case has been given paramount attention, and i am proud of the job our detectives have done, the men and women of this department have done to pursue every lead and utilize every single resource at their disposal. like every case, it's been an ongoing investigation. and with new, credible information, the case changed course and took a new path. today thanks to thousands -- literally thousands of hours of investigative work, the hard work of an elite, competent group of investigators, we can announce the arrest of suspects in this case. the process has worked. chief beck will provide you an update. i want to assure you that the best of the best at the lapd have been tasked at working on this case. i have every confidence in them and in this department that justice will prevail and the individuals re

an update on stows condition as well. >> bryan stow has been here almost two mots. he arrived may 16 from l.a., the good news is his family says he is showing more signs of life and coherency, he still, though, is in serious condition in the ic unit. while she showing more signs of-so is the case around his beating. the newest develop you mentioned it. giovanni ramirez, he is the main suspect serving a 10 month sentence for a parole violation while his girlfriend has been arrested by the laeft metropolitan boys department. denise pleaded not guilty charges of possession and trafficking of meth and possessing a dangerous weapon. los angeles mess say she is a person of interest in the stow beating but up until her arrest on saturday they could not find her. she's locked up in the clark county detention center held in lieu of $1,000 bail. they still consider him the primary suspect that left stow with severe brain injury. here is the catch. ramirez has not been formally charged for the beating. as i mentioned the 31-year-old is behind bars right now for a parole violat

: stow says the family is regarding judgment. the previous suspect giovanni ramirez was never charged in the case but remains in jail in a parol violation. comes up at 6:00, we will hear from ramirez family and attorney who have always insisted that giovanni never attended that baseball game and was a victim of a rush to judgment. reporting live in santa cruz, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> we're going to continue to stay on top of this developing story. we are expecting the l.a. police department to talk about these new arrests any minute now. just as soon as they get up in front of the cameras weaver going to bring -- we're going to bring you their comments live. >>> rob roth shows us life in the bay view and why so many people there are so angry. first to david stevenson for what he's learned today about the investigation, david. >> reporter: a vigil against violence is supposed to start at the site of that officer involved shooting at the time when that case took on a new twist. >> i'm putting out the factual forensic evidence as

o appear in >>> nearly four months after brian stow is beaten, the prime suspects set to appear in court. what we learned. >>> he reportedly confessed to the massacre that killed 93 people. the unusual are q-to -- request to the judge. >>> i'm malakhov. >> lawrence. >> i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. >> we heard the women were out of control and we had to come back. >> macadamia nuts. >> a lot of schwag for people. >> i was in new hampshire. that doesn't count. >> you were in hawaii. it is a whole different thing. >> we have fog showing up outside again today. and low clouds and fog. and drizzle to the coastline. it looks like temperatures could be a little coot -- cooler "today at 10:00." partly >>> sunshine in san jose, still a comfortable 76 degrees. and 78 in concord. more on the weather coming up in a bit. right now, let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. we will go right out towards the south bay. where we have this ongoing road work, until about 5:30 this morning. northbound and southbound 101 between capital expressway and 280. more traffic coming u

. >>> a huge break in the bryan stow beating case. this morning, two new suspects are in jail in los angeles. anne makovec is in san francisco with what that can mean for the man police initially accused of the attack. we're talking about giovanni ramirez. right, anne? >> reporter: yeah. this new development is pretty stunning, grace. last we heard last night, police were bringing in witnesses to help identify these two new suspects. of course, bryan stow was beaten nearly to death back in march after a game between the giants and the dodgers down in l.a. then in may, police named giovanni ramirez their prime suspect. they seemed sure he was their man after his parole agent noticed tatoos similar to a suspect description on his neck. well, ramirez has been in jail for a parole violation but he was never officially charged. his lawyer said he knew all along ramirez was innocent. he was offering alibis, offering to participate in a line-up. >> i remember talking to him for the very first time and i was impressed with his sincerity and h

bryan stow is still here at san francisco general hospital. a scare earlier this week had to have emergency surgery but the blog reports that he made a breakthrough. he opened and closed his eyes and giving the thumbs up sign. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> bart says newly released surveillance video proved that an officer was justified in a shooting death of a man. a knife that bart says charles hill threw at the officer. you see the blue circled there and skidding across the floor. the officer fired and told hill. >> four independent investigations going on. they are going to say whether it was justified or not. bart considers this incident to be very serious. when a life is lost. it's always tragic. >> investigators say they found another knife near hill's body. the officer that shot hill was armed with a taser but he did not how soon it. >> they are acting with disbelief in a stunning development in police shooting. a pleel parolee who engaged in w a shootout actually died from a self-inflicted wound. kenneth hardi

who did what to bryan stow. and apparently she did. >> i don't know what she said. but i don't know what she could have said. >> reporter: louie sanchez is also accused of assaulting two other fans in the parking lot the same night prior to jumping on bryan stow. >> dave lewis in los angeles tonight. >>> not in my backyard is what neighbors said about a plan to build dozens of new cell phone towers. mike sugerman with more on the proposal and the fight against it. >> reporter: this part of the peninsula may be home to unwanted scenery. >> like this one is 10 feet above, it will be antenna and then they have boxes that will be attached to the pole at eye height. >> reporter: they are talking about 27 potential cell phone antennas built by t-mobile. they are not very welcome in the community. >> i think they can put them someplace else. why they have to choose a residential area. >> downtown or commercial area. >> reporter: t-mobile says it just wants to provide better service and it can't do that without the towers. >> this technology, the system we are putting in is

recovery. >> reporter: big week for the stow family. this is the second time we've heard about an arrest from the l.a. police department on this case. is the first time they got it wrong when they arrested giovanni ramirez and they insisted he was the one that did it. we spoke with the reporter that broke the story about the two new arrests. >> sources close to us, this is who they think is responsible, these two suspects. >> reporter: ramirez was originally arrested in may and accused of the march beating. ramirez has been held since then. he is serving 10 mo sentence on parolee parole violation but many people insist he is the guy. bryan stow he remains at san francisco general hospital. around tuesday doctors performed emergency surgery. a that point things did not sound good but his family reports good news that he is making major strides. they say he opened his eyes and when he was asked what his last name was he mouthed the word stow. >>> thanks very much. >>> residents in one san francisco neighborhood are reacts weigh disbelief

bryan stow is the father of two.serious condition earlier in the week last week, he had emergency surgery and later in the week he had a breakthrough and was responding to commands. if the two men are convicted of these charges they could face nine years in prison. a court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 this morning. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> final check on weather forecast. it's cool out there. >> it's cool, clouds, drizzle, flight arrival delays into sfo, just a typical summertime morning around the bay area with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. by the afternoon hours, clouds will return to the coastguard keeping mid-60s around half moon bay, san francisco and a cool breeze will do the same for richmond. low to mid-70s around the bay shore. mid to upper 70s in the south bay and north bay with low to mid-80s in the east bay valleys. however, if you look at the weekend forecast, why not on a monday, it's going to be much warmer as we round off july. >>> good morning. we've got problems on the approach

amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general where stow is recovering. >> reporter: stow's family is dealing with so much. his health which is so unpredictable. he is still in serious condition. this case has taken different directions. it's focused now on these two men. it shows 29-year-old luis sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood at the game right before bryan stow was beaten. their arrest clears giovanni ramirez. he was the man that was first declared the suspect. l.a. police now admit he was the wrong guy. >> it's important to recognize los angeles police department it's just as important to exonerate the innocent as to implicate the guilty. that is what we did in this case. sometimes it takes longer than what we would like, but that is the nature of the business. >> reporter: bryan stow has been in the hospital since the march 31st attack. he is in serious condition. his health is still quite unpredictable. earlier last week he had emergency surgery but later the family announced he had a breakthrough and opening and closing his eyes. two men that are now accused both have

that attack left bryan stow with brain damage. bryan stow had emergency surgery sunday.g small signs of progress at sf general but meanwhile in l.a. the two lead suspects had made their first court appearance in l.a. on monday. 29-year-old louie sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood didn't enter a plea as the judge read the three felony charges of assault, battery and mayhem. mayhem is a charge for disabling oar disfiguring a victim. prosecutors say they are a threat to public safety. louie sanchez has a history of domestic violence, evading police, carrying a loaded gun in public and marvin norwood has a history of domestic violence when police searched his house finding five firearms including a powerful assault rifle. the two prosecutors say the two men bragged about their assault to coworkers but told them to keep quiet. there are even complaints that they assaulted other giants fans including throwing a beer can at a female fan. >> the other alleged assault occurred after the game prior to the attack on mr. stow. >> now, bail was set at $500,000 for both suspects.

the man they first pointed for beating stowe didn't do it. clear ramirez in the brutal attack.had repeatedly insisted that ramirez was one of two men that attacked stowe on march 31. >> in policing, it is just as important to exonerate the innocent as it is to implicate the guilty. i want to tell the world that giovani ramirez is no longer a suspect in this case. >> ramirez's family blasted the police for arresting the wrong man. ramirez does remain in prison for an unrelated weapons charge. police say they are sure they have the right suspects. joe vasquez in l.a. with more on the three people charged in the stowe attack. >> police made the arrests early yesterday morning in the town of rialto. two men are in jail charged with mayhem. police took a woman and a ten- year-old boy into custody. >> it seems like all of lapd was here. over 30 police officers, lapd. they came in helmets and s.w.a.t. gear. >> they both have violent rap sheets. according to san bernardino court records, 30-year-old marvin norwood has been convicted of felony spousal abuse, disturbing the peace. convic

stowe was attacked back in march outside a dodger stadium if the d.a.two premier as well bay is operated they called him the primary aggressor this is what his attorney said >> i think the one now the world understands what i have known from day one she of on your mayor as is and always has been an innocent >>> at the response from the family and his condition >> no matter what happens then lost angela and it will not help bryan stowe he ases own battle to deal with good news to pass along doctors are saying he can mouth his last name and he can do certain commands they're asking him to do this day is days after he had emergency surgery. once again he is now on the back to the road of recovery this is what his cousin had to say about the arrest >> we're like everybody else we have a big job to do leonel law were to add them we are putting their faith in the lapd is a long road and we are waiting for the legal process to take shape parent >> status cousin said that they're planning on calling the lapd and this see if they can get more information on the

the bryan stow family. he had an emergency earlier in the week and had surgery and later in the week he had a breakthrough and here comes the news that two men has been arrested. >> the break a huge in the beating of bryan stow. they arrested giovanni ramirez in may and insisted that he was the one that beat stow outside of dodgers stadium. now, they believe the two men they now have in custody are the ones who did it. >> most important lesson is that we do are a society, innocence until proven guilty. that wasn't the case here. everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started pointing fingers at giovanni ramirez. >> they say they are glad to hear the case is still active. >> i think it's great that lapd is spending time to help track down the people that did this. they are not sweeping it under the rug. >> l.a. police are not commenting about the arrest. it comes from an anonymous source so we don't know who these men are or what evidence police have against them. family members are staying guardedful we hear

those descriptions closely match the men witnesses say severely beat stow.the witnesses also say a woman pulled up in a car and drove the two men away. no one yet knows if dorene sanchez is that get away driver. giovanni ramirez has been in jail since may. >> these cases wothey work. information comes as it comes. unfortunately it took a long amount of time to establish situation that exonerated mr. ramirez. >> the entire dodger organization, family and friends have a safe comfortable fun time. >> reporter: inside the ballpark tonight, most fans have heard about the arrest and wonder why it took so long and if the l.a.p.d. have it right this time. >> it's good that they found him. i didn't find the first guy they arrested was suspicious. i read he wasn't there, they couldn't match him up and i said that was kind of odd. maybe now they actually found the right guys. >> reporter: the three suspects will be in court on monday to be formally charged in this case. live at dodger stadium in los angeles, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> and more details now al

in the meantime, stow remains in serious condition. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you,. >>> breaking news. the nfl lock jut is over -- lockout is over. nfl players arrived at a washington, d.c. office building this morning to vote on a new contract. tale owners and the players association came to the agreement overnight. the lockout started in march after the two sides failed to decide how to divide billions in revenue. the regular season now appears on pace to start on time, september 8th. >>> police are look for whoever shot two people last night, leaving one person dead and another wounded. it happened in a parking lot near east bayshore road and euclid avenue, just north of highway 101, around 10:30. one person died at the scene. the other was taken to stanford hospital are non-life- threatening injuries. the police say the motive might have been revenge. >> it doesn't look like it's one gang against another -- it looks like it's a personal matter. >> so far police have not named any suspects or

police today said about the arrest of a known gang member in the brian stowe beating. chief charlie beck joined l.a. mayor today to clear giovani ramirez. ramirez was one of two men that beat stowe into a coma at dodgers stadium march 31. >> in policing, it is just as important to exonerate the innocent as it is to implicate the guilty. i want to tell the world that giovan i ramirez is no longer a suspect in this case. >> his family blasted police for arresting the wrong man. ramirez remains in prison tonight on an unrelated weapons charge. >>> so now police say they are sure they have the right suspect. joe vazquez is in los angeles with more on the three people charged on the attack on stowe. >> police made the arrests early yesterday morning in the town of rialto. two men are in jail charged with mayhem. police also took a woman and a ten-year-old boy into custody. >> it seems like all of lapd was here. it was like over 30 police officers, lapd. they came in helmets and s.w.a.t. gear. >> both men are being held on $500,000 bail. they both have violent rap sheets. ac

we have reports from stow's family. >> reporter: word spread quickly among the stow family. >> we knowhave a big job to do and they have a lot of work ahead of them and we're just putting all our faith in the lapd right now. >> reporter: the attorney for geovanni ramirez knew all along his client would be cleared. >> we were up front and felt very confident that, if we kept giving him information, it would lead to his exoneration. >> reporter: from the very beginning ramirez's lawyers lawyers were outspoken, he agreed to stand in a lineup. >> i remember talking to him the first time, i was impressed with his sincerity and demean or. he mold me he had been asking the detectives to give hem a polly graph rights from the beginning. >> reporter: a source says two people have been arrested and if the da files charges against the suspects he will be exonerated. he is currently in jail on a parole violation. in the past, his family was also very vocal about his innocence. >> they got the wrong guy. >> i can vouch for that. >> you can vouch for that? >> he was at my house. >> i was to opening

. >>> who beat brian stowe? it was not the man police were so certain of. what happens next with two new arrests in the case. >> he did it to himself. police today said the shot that killed a 19-year-old suspect came from his own gun. >>> it looks like both sides realize they won't get everything they want, but congress still doesn't have a deal. why it's the president saying not so fast. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. ken is off. >> and i'm dana king. we have big news in two high profile cases. san francisco police are telling a different story about what happened when their officers shot an armed man. >> we're going to start with a stunner out of los angeles. giovan i ramirez had nothing to do with the beating. this is l.a.'s police chief back in may. >> giovani ramirez is our primary suspect on the stowe beating. i'm as sure as you need to be to make an arrest and pursue a prosecution. >> ever since the chief made those comments, the l.a.p.d. struggled to provide the da with enough evidence and no charges were ever filed. tonight, the l.a. tames say

the stows sued the dodgers on their son's behalf. stow remains in sf general in serious condition after he was beaten at dodger stadium march 31. a somber celebration for cal grads still behind bars in iran 700 days after their arrest. shane bauer turned 29 yesterday in iran where he remains in prison with his friend josh fattal. last night loved ones including bauer's fiancee gathered for a celebration of sorts. iranian soldiers arrested the two along the iraq and iran border accusing them of spying. >> we're hoping that this is going to be the end of our nightmare and shane and josh will come home. we don't feel we can be more devastated than we already are but on days like this it brings it home. >> bauer and fattal are saided july 21. san francisco mayor ed lee will set fwrat reopening of affordable housing apartments in the tenderloin this morning, that's a bright spot for a neighborhood seeing an uptic in crime. police report shows the crime rate on the first block of turk street is 17 times higher than the entire rest of the c

search bryan stow to read the criminal complaint and get updates on stow's condition as we8. >>> condolences and support from around the globe are pouring into norway today one day after an horrific double tragedy of a bomb blast and massacre that claimed nearly 100 lives. it is the worst attack on norway since world war ii. the shooting spree alone is one of the worst and deadliest in history. it's the work of one man authorities say is a 32-year-old home-grown terrorist. police say he wrote about his right-wing ideas on facebook. "the new york times" calls him an affluent farmer. police arrested the alleged terrorist after the bomb blast which followed the massacre at a summer camp for kids. >> reporter: the gunman dressed in what appeared to be a police uniform opened fire sending people scattering in terror. the death toll was high. dozens more have been found dead. undetonated explosives have also been found on the island. a broadcaster said he is a 32-year-old who acted alone. the attack at the youth camp came the same day a massive explosion rocked the government district in downtown

>>> revealing new pictures in the bryan stow investigation. "abc 7 news" is next. >>> abc7 has exclusive new pictures of the two men arrested in the beating of bryan stow. louie sanchez an marvin norwood are accused of badly beating bryan stow at a dodgers' game back in march. tomas has the latest. >> "abc 7 news" is learning more about the case against two men who are expected to be arraigned on monday for the beating of bryan stow. we get an exclusive look at the suspects. >> these photographs from the los angeles sister station show 29-year-old louie sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood. charges were filed against friday for the attack at dodgers stadium. each faces three counts. if convicted, norwood could face nine years in prison, sanchez, eight. dean johnson thinks they should face charges to put them in prison for life. >> if i was going to be charged mayhem, i would charge aggravated mayhem and also the crime of torture which carries a life sentence. >> both are being held on a half million dollar bond. seen partially is seen her is

the los angeles police department talking about the brian stow case. this is... >> los angeles police department exhausted each and every avenue of interest and in search of the perpetrators of the crime. the case has been given paramount attention. i am proud of the job our detectiveses have done. and the men and women of the department have done to utilize every resource at their disposal. like every case, it's been an ongoing investigation. and with new, credible information, that case changed course, and took a new path. today, thanks to thousands, literally thousands of hours, the investigative worth, hard work of an elite, competent group of investigators, we can announce arrest of suspects in this case. the process is worked. chief beck will provide you with an update. i want to assure you the best of the best at lapd is working on this case. i have every confidence in them. and in this department, justice will prevail and that the individuals responsible for this senseless act of violence against an innocent man will be brought to justice. so..

the bryan stow family. he had an emergency earlier in the week and had surgery and later in the week he had a breakthrough and here comes the news that two men has been arrested. >> the break a huge in the beating of bryan stow. they arrested giovanni ramirez in may and insisted that he was the one that beat stow outside of dodgers stadium. now, they believe the two men they now have in custody are the ones who did it. >> most important lesson is that we do are a society, innocence until proven guilty. that wasn't the case here. everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started pointing fingers at giovanni ramirez. >> they say they are glad to hear the case is still active. >> i think it's great that lapd is spending time to help track down the people that did this. they are not sweeping it under the rug. >> l.a. police are not commenting about the arrest. it comes from an anonymous source so we don't know who these men are or what evidence police have against them. family members are staying guardedful we hear

two people have been arrested in the brian stow case. not only have they arrested two people but giovani who was thought to be the primary suspect in this beating case has been exonerated. two people have been arrested in the brian stow case. this, according to the l.a. times, within the hour. brian stow was attacked at the dodgers stadium parking lot on opening day on march 31st. he remains in stable condition. the reward money has been raised to $225,000. the l.a. times reporting that two suspects have been arrested in the beating case of brian stow. we'll continue to follow this developing news throughout the hour. >> and ramirez remains in jail on a weapons parole violation. >>> still ahead at 6:00, court documents revealing a new fight between arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. what the former governor is refusing to pay for. >>> on the rise, rent keeps going up and getting more expensive. what's behind the spike and why some say it may actually be a good thing. >>> and we're going to take you inside a small east bay company's

they are accused of cutting bryan stow's tongue and disfiguring his face. they are charged with mayhem and assault. bail is set at half a million dollars. live in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks, lisa. >>> the san francisco police say they know who might have the gunfired by a wanted parolee during a foot chase in the bay view district. that gun possibly seen here in this amateur video was never recovered. police believe it was taken from the scene, and they offered a $wen,000 reward for the -- offered a $1,000 reward for their recovery. they wanted to know how he managed to shoot himself in the head. >> apparently the officer's shot hit the suspect in the leg. imagine if you would an instant hamstring pull would cause the person to lurch and the gun entered the right side of the neck and lodged behind the cheek. >> it is still not known if harding shot himself by accident or on purpose. but the type of bullet that killed harding was a 380 caliber that police say could not have come from a police-issued weapon. >>> and a man accused of st

those descriptions closely match the men witnesses say severely beat stow.the witnesses also say a woman pulled up in a car and drove the two men away. no one yet knows if dorene sanchez is that get away driver. giovanni ramirez has been in jail since may. >> these cases work as they work. information comes as it comes. unfortunately it took a long amount of time to establish situation that exonerated mr. ramirez. >> the entire dodger organization, family and friends have a safe comfortable fun time. >> reporter: inside the ballpark tonight, most fans have heard about the arrest and wonder why it took so long and if the l.a.p.d. have it right this time. >> it's good that they found him. i didn't find the first guy they arrested was suspicious. i read he wasn't there, they couldn't match him up and i said that was kind of odd. maybe now they actually found the right guys. >> reporter: the three suspects will be in court on monday to be formally charged in this case. live at dodger stadium in los angeles, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> and more details

anser hassan joins us from san francisco, where stow remains hospitalized this morning. good morning to you, anser. >> reporter: good morning. bryan stow is still struggling at sf general. he is showing some signs of improvement. back in l.a. authorities have two men behind bars who they believe are the lead suspects in the bryan stow beating case. louie sanchez age 39 and 39- year-old marvin norwood are the two lead suspects in this case. they were charged monday with assault and mayhem. mayhem is described as doing -- disable or disfiguring a victim. both men have a history of domestic violence and problems with the law. both have convictions for domestic violence. sanchez has a history of drunk driving, evading police and even carrying a loaded gun in public. as for norwood when his house was searched police found five firearms including an assault rifle. no family members are in attendance in court as the defendants made their first court appearance on monday. the lawyers say the clients don't fit the profile of the suspect and norwood's ailing mother says she still