they believe norwood also kicked stow once he was down.men are charged with mayhem, assault and battery. both are also facing federal gun possession charges, both already have domestic violence charges and con convictions against item this. this hearing is expected to last three more days, and then the judge will decide if there's enough evidence to send it to trial. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we'll have a live report from the los angeles courthouse in about 30 minutes, also you can get more information on the stow case by going to our channel web, ktvu.com, click on the bryan stow tab. >>> police in pleasanton want a create a sketch of a woman whose body was found in a trash can last week. the remains were found in a rural part of pleasanton. so far the coroner says it's been very hard to identify her. fingerprints so far have turned up nothing. she had dark hair with blue fingernail polish, wearing an old navy shirt and pajama bottoms. >>> police are searching for the gunman who shot at a student at oakland high school. this

. >>> the preliminary hearing has resumed in the brian stowe case to determine if two suspects in the giants fan beating should be tried for the crime. ktvu's claudine wong is following the story and let's us know if any critical information has come out today in the courtroom in los angeles, claudine. >> reporter: this morning in court a los angeles police detective on the stand talking about investigating the case and the beating of brian stowe. this is video we want to show you we just got into our newsroom of the prosecutor asking the detective about the case and other results that day, more than 800 tips came in as police were investigating. >> -- robbery homicide division investigate each and every one of those results? >> yes. >> did the robbery homicide division follow up on each and every one of the 868 tips and clues? >> yes. >> also in court today the d.a. compared pictures of louis sanchez and marvin norwood pointing out resemblances, they said they helped lead to their arrest. the prosecution established they were at dodger stadium that day. several witnesses testifying y

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the two men are accused of the beating that caused bryan stow's critical brain injury.e information you can click on the bryan stow tab on www.ktvu.com. >>> a man goes on a shooting rampage, five people are left dead, one is fighting for his life. coming up 5:45 what we are now learning about the suspected gunman. >>> he will layout his two year spending plan. it is expected to include a an inn -- an investment. and it will also allocate money for 50 classes with two recruits and a total of 84 new firefighters and training for 30 new emergency medical technicians. san jose firefighters blame shortages for contributing to a fire that burned two homes. it happened on croply avenue near the bay district. that fire burned one home and damaged the other. at least 7 people were forced out of their homes. additional fire crews had to be called because the company nearest to the fire was not available because of budget cuts. >>> despite a lot of pressure, chuck reid is standing firm against publically supporting same sex marriage. they are considering on calling on the mayor to

linda stow, abc 2 news. >> how does linda stow keep a straight face that entire interview?k at that! there are a lot of events planned leading up to saturday's race. this guy is going to be there. that is kegasus is. what is your favorite part of the event, is it the concert, is it the sunrise on the old hilltop, the hats or maybe just the race itself. head to our facebook fan page and let us know. also let us know what you think about linda keeping a straight face through that whole ordeal. >>> time now for five things, and the identity of the zodiac killer could be revealed today. a former california highway patrolman says he believes he knows who the killer is and he's unmasking him in a new book. he says 40 years of evidence habuilt the accusation against a now 91-year-old man. >>> the wife of the former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine is holding a news conference today. lori fine's lawyer says she'll address what she's calling scanned scandalous lies. >>> we could see the daughter of john edwards taking the witness stand today. it's still not known if s

i'm linda stow. we'll let you know all of the festivities going on ahead of this weekend's big race. >> it is a big day on this wednesday, may 16th. good morning, maryland. i'm charley crowson. you saw megan out live, also linda, but a beautiful start to the day. >> it is. we can say that because the rain finally pushing through. last night some thunderstorms popped up, some severe across charles county, also pg county and even into anne arundel county around 10:00. but those are out of here and we are left with dry weather on maryland's most powerful radar. now, the dry conditions may stick around, but there is a possibility that we could see some scattered showers and storms this afternoon. right now, though, in the wake of the showers that passed through yesterday evening, well, we do have some patchy fog out there. so we're looking at reduced visibilities once again, unfortunately, but we just had an update from six miles to seven is miles, so things will begin to go uphill the way -- the further

. >>> the suspect in the brian stow beating case appears in court.he key piece of evidence coming into focus. >> pressing your luck, the potential changes involving sports betting here in california. >>> and developing news in the east bay as police investigate a shooting at a jewelry store. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us for this special edition of nbc bay area news. >> it was a chilling day in the southern california court. the case two men accused of severely beating giants fan brian stow began today. this could determine if they face trial. the hearing included a cell phone recording that could be a critical piece of evidence. today, 14 months after the notorious beating in the dodger stadium parking lot. luis sanchez and marvin nodorwo saw a cell phone photo of themselves during the game that fatefuorday. norwood near the camera, sanchez two over in the sunglasses. both men heard a series of witnesses describe sanchez and belligerently rude and confronting others before they encountered brian stow. during this preliminary hearing, th

. >> one of the men charged with the beating of giants fan brian stow told his own mother he was involved thachl is what a videotape reveals today. abc 7 news is in los angeles with the story. >> there are two men sat in court and listened to several witnesses. in the morning the prosecution played a videotape of a suspect during a three-hour interrogation. the judge would not allow to us show the tape. it shows norwood sitting next to a detective. at one point using the cell phone to call his mother. here is audio. >> i was that dodger stadium thing. so i was involved. yeah. i was. yeah. and to a certain extent. well, you know where i'm at. i'm sorry he was attacked in the parking lot last opening day he wore a san francisco giants jersey. during cross examination the defense tried to say norwood and another suspect might have been involved in an incident after the game but to the the attack on stow. the prosecution tried to show two pekts were at the game looking for trouble and brought in several witnesses who sat near them, one witness was sitting with friends who wore giants colors a

. >>> stunning new developments tonight in the bryan stow saga. the two men accused of beating the giants fan at dodger stadium last year were in a los angeles courtroom today. rita williams tells us, prosecutors played an audiotape of one of the men acknowledging his involvement. >> reporter: inside a los angeles courtroom today, marvin norwood admits he was involved in the beating of giants fan, bryan stow. investigators played a tape of a call they say norwood made to his mother on a cell phone he borrowed from police, after his arrest last july. >> i got arrested for that dodger stadium thing. there's really not much i can say over the phone. i was involved. >> reporter: in a preliminary hearing today, a string of witnesses, the judge would not allow us to show, testified that norwood and codefendant, nory sanchez had spent much of the dodger's opening game tossing peanuts or soda at giants fans. >> because they were just thugs and they were looking for trouble and he and other witnesses said sanchez was the aggressive one. >> in my opinion he

i'm linda stow.olice have arrested and how police were tipped off. >>> new this morning, opposition to tell you about, a plan that talks about gambling in our state. >>> remembering fallen servicemembers. where you can pay your respects this memorial day weekend. that is coming up. today is friday, may 25th. good morning, maryland. want to thank you for joining us. >> absolutely. and, of course, it is memorial day weekend so you want to know about the weather and, of course, traffic. so many people are going to hit the roads. >> yes, me. >> you are? where are you going? >> i'm not going anywhere. >> i'm head to go the beach. i'm excited. >> you're going to the beach? >> spending the weekend with my family. i can't wait. it's going to be fun. you can come, bring the girls. >> let me tell you the weather for it because it is going to be pretty good this weekend, and we might see a couple of isolated showers or storms, but that's to be expected when it gets that hot outside and that humid. but the key w

linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> 6:33 right now. new this morning surveillance video has been released showing george zimmerman in sanford, florida in the police department three days after the trayvon martin shooting. now, the video shows zimmerman walking up a staircase. if you look closely, you can see a bandage on the back of his head. police will not comment on why he was there saying they can't talk about the investigation. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the february shooting he claims it was self defense. >>> derby and preakness-winning trainer doug o'neil is back in the news this morning. he found out that his california racing license has been suspended for 45 days after one of his horses was found a with booster in its blood. the horse is not i'll have another. that is important to note. o'neil's punishment will begin after july 1st, so he will be hands on as i'll have another goes for the triple crown at the belmont. he is trying to be the first triple crown winner since the firm did it back in 1978. >

court but bryan stow continues to make a slow and difficult recovery.es not remember what happened or understand how he is changed but should he ever realize exactly what is going on and we will tell you yes, he is a different man but to us he is perfect the way he is. this hearing is expected to last a few more days. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> in seattle a gunman is expected of killing five people in two separate shootings has also died. he first opened fire at this cafe near the university of washington and a short time later he shot and killed a woman during an apparent carjacking. he shot and killed himself during the time police cornered him and he later died at the hospital. his brother said he was mentally ill. >>> new this morning just within the last hour, the two american tourists who were kidnapped in egypt were set free. the two unnamed tourists were freed after several hours and they are now traveling to an unnamed hotel. they were put up for exchange for a man arrested on drug charges. >>> you know i am on twitter. >> i see you tweet

prosecutors plan to present details of the beating that left stow with a traumatic head injury. yesterday, they played a recorded cell phone conversation where suspect marvin norwood con fesses to his mother that he was vol -- involved in the beating. stow is under going -- undergoing aggressive rehab. >>> the man accused of killing sire soar is expected to enter a plea. antolin garcia-torres appeared before a judge a week ago. investigators believe he took her from her home march 16th. they say her dna was found in his car and his dna was on her clothing. lamar's body has not been found. >>> caltrans just reopened the connector ramp between 280 and 85 in cupertino after a messy accident. a crash involving a double trailer cement truck closed that ramp during the morning commute the big rig was hauling 80,000 pounds of dry cement when it flipped, pacific this morning. the driver says he was traveling below the speed limit when that rig overturned. >>> old enemies putting aside their differences. the special event at the white house this morning. >>> back to work for history-maki

. >> and there are two suspects in the beating of brian stow face more trouble after being indicted on weapons charges. authorities say they found numerous guns hidden in the home of marvin norwood. police believe norwood and sanchez attacked stow after giants and dodgers opened 2011 season in dodger stadium. stow continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury. >> and from her home town in venezuela, illiana lopez is speaking out. during the domestic violence case against ross mirkarimi the district attorney released stills from the video showing a bruise on lopez's arm. and if i were a woman in domestic violence situation, if i were really a woman who is terrified how this can help me? this could destroy me completely. if i am in san francisco with theo how you can deal with that? if i were a victim? >> and this interview airs tonight at 11:00. >> a female partner of one of skal -- silicon valley's prominent venture capital firms is suing for discrimination. she's been a partner since 2005. her lawsuit claims she's faced six years of problems since rejecting the sexual advances of

. >>> stunning new developments tonight in the bryan stow saga. the two men accused of beating the giants fan at dodger stadium last year were in a los angeles courtroom today. rita williams tells us, prosecutors played an audiotape of one of the men acknowledging his involvement. >> reporter: inside a los angeles courtroom today, marvin norwood admits he was involved in the beating of giants fan, bryan stow. investigators played a tape of a call they say norwood made to his mother on a cell phone he borrowed from police, after his arrest last july. >> i got arrested for that dodger stadium thing. there's really not much i can say over the phone. i was involved. >> reporter: in a preliminary hearing today, a string of witnesses, the judge would not allow us to show, testified that norwood and codefendant, nory sanchez had spent much of the dodger's opening game tossing peanuts or soda at giants fans. >> because they were just thugs and they were looking for trouble and he and other witnesses said sanchez was the aggressive one. >> in my opinion he

one of the men charged in the beating of brian stowe told his own mother that he was involved. the story tonight from abc 7 news reporter in los angeles. >> reporter: the two men sat in court and listened to several witnesses who described their actions on opening day. the prosecution played a videotape of marvin norwood during a three hour police interrogation. the judge would not allow us to show the tape but it shows norwood sitting next to a police detective. at one point he uses the detective's cell phone to call his mother. here is the audio. >> i got arrested for the stadium thing. not going to discuss it over the tone but i was involved -- over the phone but i was involved. well, to a certain extent he was. all right, well, you know where i'm at. i'm sorry. >> brian stowe was attacked in the parking lot as he wore a san francisco giants jersey. the defense tried to say that norwood and the other is suspect luis sanchez might have been involved in an incident after the game but not necessarily the attack on brian stowe. the prosecution tried to show the suspects were at

more news after this. " >>grant: news video related to the beating of giants fan bryan stowe. take a look. just got this video into the newsroom. it is from today's preliminary hearing in los angeles. there are the two suspects in the case, marvin norwood and luis sanchez. there were some credit moments in court date. coming as six the and her son as high >>pam: former big league slugger manny ramirez could be blamed for the oakland a's soon or, maybe not as vern glenn explains. it really depends on if these officials are confident in his car and abilities. this lavern >> seemingly, not a happy 40th birthday first oakland a's slugger manny ramirez. the mental crowd loved him. thought as he signed to the river cat's oscar, you see it touch of gray against his famous in dreadlocks. his fifth game suspension for a second failed drug tests is now behind him. sen 555 career home runs. ramirez did not speak with us today cobb to solicit that do the talking for him. but, the bats were silent. he was 0-4 with three strikeouts. there was a wonder if time is running out. now, at 8-36, t

we're live, linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> 5:45. with so many events leading up to the preakness, we want to know what your favorite part of the event is. what's your favorite part? is it the race? is it the sunrise at old hilltop? is it the bands or the hats, what have you, your favorite things about the preakness, go to facebook and let us know what you think. >>> time now for consumer news. a new report says the tsa is not adequately reporting and tracking or fixing airport security breaches. a new jersey senator requested that study after a series of breaches at newark international. one of the incidents included a passenger with a knife bypassing tsa screeners. another breach included passengers walking around the security checkpoints like what you just saw there. congress is is now set to discuss this report later today. >>> it was a pricey mistake at a gas pump in wisconsin. a bp station accidentally priced the gas 37 cents a gallon. when was the last time gas was 37 cent? >> 1973. >> that's according to tom. that caused hund

prosecutors plan to present details of the beating that left stow with a traumatic head injury. yesterday, they played a recorded cell phone conversation where suspect marvin norwood con fesses to his mother that he was vol -- involved in the beating. stow is under going -- undergoing aggressive rehab. >>> the man accused of killing sire soar is expected to enter a plea. antolin garcia-torres appeared before a judge a week ago. investigators believe he took her from her home march 16th. they say her dna was found in his car and his dna was on her clothing. lamar's body has not been found. >>> caltrans just reopened the connector ramp between 280 and 85 in cupertino after a messy accident. a crash involving a double trailer cement truck closed that ramp during the morning commute the big rig was hauling 80,000 pounds of dry cement when it flipped, pacific this morning. the driver says he was traveling below the speed limit when that rig overturned. >>> old enemies putting aside their differences. the special event at the white house this morning. >>> back to work for history-maki

. >>> the men accused of beating bryan stow and leaving him with severe brain damage appear in court. today a judge hearing evidence to decide if there's enough to bring sanchez and norwood to trial. the hearing coming a little more than a year after stow was attacked in the parking lot after the opening day game against the giants. sanchez and norwood both charged with battery and other felony counts. stow undergoing rehabilitation at the central valley recovery facility. >>> a scandal involving former alameda county supervisor takes a new turn. a list of eight applicants vying to replace her will be whittled down to three this afternoon. the three finalists will face public interviews in june. lockyer resigned on april 20th after reports of drug use and an affair with a method addict. she is married to bill lockyer. today's meeting kicks off at 2:00 in oakland. >>> well, san jose may be on the brink of following in san francisco's minimum wage footsteps. today the city council could vote to increase it from $8 an hour up to $10. by comparison, the national minimum wage is $7.25. onl

stow remains in rehab recover from a traumatic brain injury. >>> mitt romney is waking up in the south bay this morning after spending the night fundraising in hillsborough. he attended a dinner at the sprawling carolyn chateau hosted by3>> state officials say tax revenue from facebook could be hundreds of millions less than expected. facebook shares have nose dived since the stock went public two weeks ago the department of finance estimated the sale would bring in 1 1/2 billion dollars. facebook closed at just above $28 a share yesterday down a quarter of its value from the initial offering of $38. "los angeles times" reports the brown administration does not intend redo revenue forecast because the stock price will continue to fluctuate. >>> thi

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. >> surprising new evidence revealed today in the brian stowe beating case. one of the suspects charged in his brutal assault at the dodgers game may have implicated himself. david lopez is here with a phone call the suspect made to his mother the day that he was arrested. >> this is the first video of luis sanchez and marvin norwood as they appeared in court at the preliminary hearing. accused of beating giants fan brian stowe as he left dodgers stadium one year go opening day. what you are about to hear is the voice of marvin norwood, he has just been arrested for that meeting, he borrows a detective cellphone and sick calls to his mother ... listen. >> i got arrested for that dodgers stadium think. yes. i was involved. yes. i was. i mean, i'm pretty sure i will go down for it. i just into latino that i am sorry. >> the court allow them to be shown but no faces of any witnesses. just the audio. this from a man who was at the game and testified that a young boy turned out to be the son of sanchez, was throwing peanuts at him and his friends, and that two men

hearing comes a little more than a year after stowe was attacked in the dodger stadium parking lot. sanchez and norwood are charged with battery and other felony counts. stowe is getting around the clock care at a central valley recovery facility. >>> the berkeley police chief's tactics are being questioned again. a report released by the berkeley police department shows chief michael meehan sent four sergeants to track his son's stolen iphone. it was two hours of overtime at taxpayers' expense. no report was filed with the department and the iphone was never found. the police chief meehan apologized for sending a sergeant to report to his home in the middle of the night to demand changes on a news article online. that led to an audit of police policies. >>> an executive due in court today accused in a very bizarre crime involving legos. accused of changing the store bar codes on lego sets and buying them for a fraction of the cost. the s.a.p. executive seen here on surveillance video swapping out the bar codes in san carlos, a search of his $2 million home uncovers hundreds of unop

abc 2 news' linda stow is here with how it's overshadowing romney's campaign.ter: trump and his birther claims are taking the spotlight away from romney less than 24 hours after romney clinched the republican nomination, attention is being given not on his win, but on what trump is saying. he is once again alleging president obama was not born in the u.s., this more than a year after the president released his hawaii birth certificate. trump spoke at a fundraiser for romney last night. some republicans fear trump's claim threatens to undercut the seriousness of romney's campaign. they also worry it opens romney up to attacks, he's not willing to stand up to members of his own party. when asked about trump and his birther claim, romney only had this to say. i don't agree with all the people who support me, i guess they don't agree with everything i believe in. >>reporter: now the white house says the trump birther issue is "nonsense." linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> you may not remember the computer virus, but it caused a lot of problems a couple years ago, even cau

i'm linda stow. what's supposed to happen in two hours. >>> eight shootings that have happened in less than 12 hours. the latest gunfire that erupted while you slept. >>> before you leave your home today for your memorial day plans, abc 2 is working for you to make sure that you have the best price at the pump. we have the outlook for gasoline prices just ahead. >>> it is the unofficial start of summer travel for your memorial day and aaa estimates 35 million americans will travel 50 miles or more for the weekend, a big increase from last year. but it seems people won't be going very far. experts are referring to this year's travel trend as a staycation. how are those roads going to be? lauren is here this morning to let us know all about that. but, first, we gotta know about the weather. >> i think you're going to like it. good. >> for the most part we might have some isolated showers as we go through the weekend. it'll be more like it was yesterday. not a lot of people saw the rain. we did get a th

nationwide movement, putting pictures of children on milk cartons and this morning abc 2 news' linda stow is here with all-new developments and what led police to this man. >>reporter: yeah. we've actually learned that

norwood and sanchez are in a loss angeles county superior court, accused of beating bryan stowe. sick a video played in the courtroom, norwood was shown talking to his mother on a detective's cell phone and saying, i got arrested for the dodgers stadium thing. face there was a pause and then he says, i was involved, to a certain extent. moments later he said, i will certainly go down for it. prosecutors say sanchez was actually the main aggressor. he is the man believed to have hit bryan stow so hard that it knocked into the ground sending his goal into the concrete. witnesses say norwood and specifically sanchez were up to no good during the game. >> they were looking for trouble. i talked to my left and i saw one of the gentleman seated in the throwing peanuts. >> we saw a soda being thrown onto a couple. >> mr. norwood was trying to hold him back. mr. sanchez kept trying to pull himself up. >> he had on a dodgers jersey. he grabbed the side of his jersey and was pulling him back. >> he was trying to come at giants fans. he seemed very every. >> this is a preliminary meeting --

i'm linda stow. we'll let you know about the festivities ahead of this weekend's race. >>> new details about george zimmerman the night he shot trayvon martin. that's coming up in just a bit. >>> it is wednesday, may 16th, good morning, maryland. i'm charley crowson. megan is live at the cathedral. megan, give us a wave. there she is. we'll check in with her in just a moment. a big day going on there. first, though, a check of the forecast. let's say hello to meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning, charley. tborpg, everyone. yes, we did have a few thunderstorms that popped up yesterday evening. they were severe in nature, for pg county, charles county and anne arundel county. maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on anything, those showers and thunderstorms pushing out of the area. as we go through the day, there may be a chance of more scattered showers to pop up in the afternoon, but this morning temperature wise we are mild, 64 degrees now in edgemere. hanover at 63 degrees and elk

i'm linda stow. we'll tell you where it's happening. >>> a local school is taking time to honor the past and present military personnel. they're doing it today. >>> still haven't booked your plane ticket or maybe mapped out your road trip for memorial day weekend? you're a procrastinator, don't worry, we have tips on how to do it without going broke. >>> a live look right now from our camera down at the inner harbor on this friday, may 25th. thanks for joining us. >> getting ready for that three- day weekend. got a little bit more work to take care of before they call it off for the memorial day holiday. but, first, weather wise. it's a little sticky out there. >> it is sticky, a bit balmy. this is the type of day you have to take two or three showers. we don't like that >> ewww. >> i know. if you're one of those people that get all sweaty and gross -- that's a whole other situation there. we do talk about what's going on on the satellite and radar. we basically have dry skies as of now. but as we go

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brian stow is a father and paramedic.he was punched so hard that he fell and his head slammed again the pavement. the defendants allegedly also kicked him while he was on the ground. norwood and sanchez face charges of mayhem, assault and batly and flinging great body -- and inflicting great bodily injury >>> new this morning, the number of homes being sold by their owners for less than they owe on mortgages soaring. realty track announced overnight short sales were up 25% in the first quarter, compared to a year ago. 26% of all homes sold were either bank owned or in some state of foreclosure below the 2009 high of 45%. stay with abc7 news, we'll go to jane king for reaction to the report. >>> police looking for elderly woman who they say tried to get two 13-year-old boy into her char yesterday on greenfield avenue. the woman pulled up along side the boys and ordered them into the car. the boys refused and the woman took off. woman is said to be in her 70s with grey hair and glasses she was driving a dark blue car with a

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the two men are accused in the savage beating that caused bryan stow's critical brain injury. you can go to our website for more, just click on the bryan stow tab on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> it was mitt romney's most successful event in the area so far. the three people who saw paid $35,000 to east with the resident ben -- presidential candidate. >> george schultz gave a phenomenal speech, connie rice, we had some stuff going on. hopefully mitt romney is the next president of the united states. >> i am not putting down our president of the united states but he has a passion and he loves the country. >> now the president called mitt romney to congratulate him to winning enough delegates and mitt romney said he looks forward to a healthy debate about the nation's future. he said the call was brief and cordial. >>> they headed to court seconding an injunction. and with the gill tract, that he othey made nine arrests. -- they made nine arrests. a temporary rescraping order has more than a dozen protesters already in place and they want a permanent instruction to keep them out

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