. >> host: we're here at the l.a. times festival of books, and this is the book we're talking about with garrett graff, "the threat matrix." garrett graff is the kind of writer that you think, where do you get all that time? [laughter] in addition to two years in the making of this book with lots of research and details, you can tell from the footnotes and the index. he also is the editor of a well-read magazine in washington, the washingtonian. he teaches internet and social media courses at georgetown and is a regular political commentator. how do you fit that all in? >> guest: it's a lot of early mornings. l i wrote the book mostly sitting at a coffee shop between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. >> host: what kind of access did you get from the fbisome. >> guest: i actually got remarkably good access, i think. i demonstrated over the course of two years of working on this that i was taking it seriously, that i was sort of thinking about this and trying to understand the work that they were doing. and i think, unfortu

the "l.a. times" reports the judge is expected to decide on the admissibility of the tape once transcripts of it are made. today's regular testimony was called off because of a sick juror. >>> phillip garrido will fleed -- plead guilty this week. that is according to his wife's attorney. he hopes to win mercy for his wife nancy. he is also working ---- looking out for the woman he is accused of raining and kidnapping -- rape will and kidnapping. >> he doesn't want to put jaycee through this stuff. he's in love with nancy and wants to testify at her trial if that happens. >> her attorney says she will likely go to trial no matter what happens. they are accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991 and holdinger when captive for 18 years -- holding her captive for 18 years. >>> 200 people turned out at a community forum on police relations with minority issues. a lack of trust, one of the key issues. that me vents some people -- prevents some people from stepping forward to report crimes. >> i have

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the sharks are getting ready to play game two tonight against the l.a. kings at the shark tank and lawrence scott is there with a preview. >> reporter: we're doing something a little bit different tonight coming to you from inside the shark tank outside the locker room in fact. as the sharks get ready for game two against the l.a. kingspe ile this opening playoff series. we'll have that and so much more in sports. >>> good evening. laurence scott here doing something a little different tonight, we are inside the tank for game two. the fans will be in here fairly soon. the puck drops in about an hour and 30 minutes. it's game two of the sharks/kings series. the players arriving today feeling pretty good about themselves as they head into what is the second game or has become a real battle here against l.a. let's show you how we got to this point. game one the kings came ready to make it a brawl with the sharks. you hardly see this in the postseason but ben eager going at it with kyle clifford in response to a hit put on ian white. stoll has been suspended

kelly scored four times, the series now moves to l.a. g to get back on top. game 3 is tuesday night at the stable center. oakland a's beat the detroit tigers for their second home win this season. oakland had five doubles and the victories. in arizona, the giants game and manager bruce " she they've got a present for him winning their fourth game in a row between the diamondbacks 5- 3. carey was injured in the second inning, screen design " walls burning for bond. he did not return. it's an two weeks since brian stow was attacked outside of the stadium at a giants game. he remains in a medically induced coma, the doctors stopped giving him the mitigation that keep him in a coma. the monitoring his condition. his friends and family have raised several hundred thousand dollars to help but with medical expenses carried tonight another bay area businesses helping out the cause. if mccaw of these restaurant will donate 25 percent of proceeds from lush restaurant manager said helping out is the right thing to do. >> him a copy was moved by what

the day. same for l.a.ut mostly cloudy >>> love to say there's great weather in store for southern california, but it doesn't appear that way. >> i didn't think so. bill, thank you. >>> well, apple pops, gold soars and what's the number one most stressful job? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus lots of people debate whether she's copied madonna's playbook, but lady gaga's reaction to the question has gotten her in some hot water. >>> also, spurs and lakers get back on track. a pair of double overtime games in the nhl playoffs and a dark day for the dodgers. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the federal aviation administration is taking new steps to fix problems in the nation's air traffic control system. yesterday, two air traffic controllers were fired for sleeping on the job. also in the wake of this week's scare with michelle obama's plane, controllers will n

the series now shifts to l.a. monday night at 7:30. >>> the giants faced the braves this afternoon at at&t park. tim lincecum struggled all day and atlanta capitalized. after leading 1-0 early, lincecum and the giants watched the braves score five unanswered runs en route to a 5-2 atlanta victory. the braves have won the first two games of the series and will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon. hopefully that won't happen. and tune in tomorrow evening following our 6:00 newscast. the season's very first installment of "giants clubhouse" will take you behind the scenes of the ballet. that's what we're calling it. that is batting practice. a pregame tradition. plus, we'll go back in time with a piece of giants music history. that is tomorrow at 6:30 on "giants clubhouse." >>> i made it. hundreds of people in stockton teamed up to send a message of misery or lack theretof "forbes" magazine. today's anti-misery rally was organized after "forbes" magazine labeled stockton as the number one most miserable city in the c

there's no reason in the world that they shouldn't smoke the l.a. kings in the first round, but no one taking anything for granted as they get ready for game one on thursday. >> i don't think there's a lot of nervousness today. i expect the jitters to show up a little bit as it gets closer. i hope it will. i like to think that we have a little bit of some sweaty palms in there. >> go over video, go over their tendencies, go over their players and things like that. but just really feel good about yurz. yourself. mainly just go over their tendency. >>> working the block and getting it to steph curry, who makes his way to the other end in this the final road game of the year. denver had nine players scoring double digits. the bird man chris andersen one of them. he is looking more and more like lars frederickson. look at this guy. taking the 60 bus out of downtown campbell. 134-111. >> that was over my head, that one. >> east bay punk rockers, rancid. >> got it. >>> finally tonight, the end to a long-running facebook fight. >> it was ruled today that th

the civil war begins between the north and south. san jose and l.a. . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, first ever postseason matchup -a kings >>> sharks made the playoffs 12 out of the last 13 seasons but tonight drop the puck on their first ever post season match up with the l.a. kings. sharks won just once in meeting with the kings this season. 28 seconds into the series the sharks get on the board. dany heatley scores on the putback. sharks outshot l.a. 14-3 in that period. second period. shooting it wide. lead to go a three on one break for the kings. power play goal. tying the game at 1. then 3 minutes later making up for it. wild shot. skates past along the boards. clear past jonathan quick. merry christmas justin williams. not bad for guy who has not played since mid-march. gets the goal. it stayed tied until 5 minutes left in overtime. >> trailing. joe pavelski. scores. >> he wins it for the sharks. kim coyle joins us now from san jose. i thought if the kings could steal the first game. joe pavelski does it again. >> reporter: yes, dennis. it really actual

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sharks up 3-2 in the series that heads back to l.a. me six on monday night. >> in front of this crowd, they were fired up and we came out and we sucked off the start. >> we just had to bear down, bottom line. we did, you know, a good job down in l.a. with bearing down and tonight, you know, he -- he was better than our forwards but we got to refocus and go in and win games. >> to the diamond where the a's have been sleepless in seattle. two straight shutouts and their scoreless streak reached 20 innings last night. guess what, their offense returned. beautiful evening for baseball or a boat ride in the northwest. top three, the drought is over. coco crisp was the one making it rain. his double into right center, game tied at one. the a's bats would explode from there in the fourth. cliff pennington deep to left and gone. two run shot, his first of the year. oakland up 4-1. in the sixth, breaking out of a slump in the big way. a towering three run blast, a two hit four r.b.i. night and the a's snap a three game skid with a 9-1 victory. b

ruben vives and jeff got leave from the l.a. times, thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: next, the second in robert macneil's reports on the autism. tonight he looks at how widespread the disorder is. >> autism now affects more american children than childhood cancer, diabetes and aids combined. in the last deck aid the numbers of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum have risen rapidly. the centers for disease control now puts the rate at one in 110. tonight we look at what these rising numbers mean. this is the face of autism. >> i'm perrin. i'm nine years old. >> reporter: but so is this. would you tell me your name? would you tell me your name? i think your name is juliana, and i think you're 8. is that right? is that right, julie? and so is this. >> my name is login hender sun, and i'm eight years old. >> reporter: each so different yet it's all called autism. >> good job, julie. >> reporter: you can see the differences more dramatically when you visit their schools. they learn differently. juliana hernand

with the l.a. times in '99 he shared a pulitzer prize for beaw reporting for co-writing an expose of corruption in the music industry. and when michael won the pulitzer, i won this recently, a friend of his said at least now you'll know what's in your obit. [laughter] his books include "a death inobt kenya: the murder of julie ward," "the plot against social security." he's got one coming out in september called "the new deal: a modern history." the book we're talking about today is "colossus: hoover dam and the making of the american century," which is paperback int june, michael? >> report in. >> would you -- >> that's right. w >> would you welcome michael hiltzik.eff [applause] jeff guinn is a former senior ed writer for the ft. worth star o telegram. he's the author of three novels about santa claus and christmas. "how mrs. claus saved christmas" and "the autobiography of santa claus." his most recent book is "go dowr together: ory the true, untoldfa story of bonnie and clyde." publishers weekl

he is pondering how to handle the l.a. kings come thursday. h a broken bat single in the first. sanchez scores, 1-0 giants. barry zito solid outing until the 6th. a double to left and holiday scores. shoemaker to deep left center. rowan can't make the catch. zito takes the loss and cards take the season finale. >> we knew there would be a lot of hoopla coming into this opening series. we had to do our best to try to figure out -- to find a way to win. we did that for the most part. >> the hoopla will continue tomorrow with the dodgers in town too. oakland is just two home runs on the season. they get two today. matsui's first as an athletic. his third of the season and a catalyst for the season. 5-3a's. like the giants, the a's are four and five on the season. warriors hosting the kings for the last time in sack sang. curry contact and conversion. a team high 27. late third quarter and one of the career high six steels. warriors lead by eight. here come the kings. 95-93 sacramento. less than 20 seconds left and marcus thorton hits yeah. kings t

believed to be the first case of its kind when it comes to friendly fire and the news comes out just as the l.a. times released a long investigative report on a particular drone strike on wrong last year are between fifteen and twenty five cancer billions lost their lives including women and children that's the dark reality of drone strikes and as long that's happening more often thanks to our increasing reliance on the unarmed technology but it's also really a reality that the pentagon tries to keep away from america's eyes through freedom of information act request the a.c.l.u. found out earlier this year the pentagon while keeping individual reports on each airstrike keeps them classified and they don't even track the overall number of civilians killed so it's a day's tragic news all the debate over the precision and the morality of drones once again heat up joining me to discuss it is that weinstein from mother jones thanks so much for joining me tonight now considering that there now has been this case of friendly fire of u.s. servicemen being the victims of a drone strike unfortunately do

and i think he is going to pull through. >> reporter: the l.a. county supervisor who is offering the reward is calling for enhanced security and strict limits on alcohol sales at dodger stadium following that attack. today, l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa and san francisco mayor ed lee, and the managers of the giants and dodgers, issued a joint statement condemning the violence and asked the community to show support for stow and exercise sportsmanship and mutual respect. >> oakland police are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting. they say he is armed and dangerous. it the -- the shooting happened last night. one man was killed, another wounded. he is expected to survive. police are searching for 31-year-old douglas yim, jr. he is 6'0", 205 pounds, last seen driving a veil -- silver four door honda civic, with that license plate. anyone who have seen the man should call 9-1-1. >> crews are close to re-opening highway 101 in humboldt county after tons of mud and rock tumbled on to the roadway last week. highway 101 has been completely clos

al t tba taking on the l.a. king tonight at 7:00 with a 1-0 series advantage. and that's not the only advantage they'll have. the nhl suspended shoal for his illegal hit on ian white on thursday night. >>> the giants are taking on the diamondbacks in arizona. every player across the country wearing number 42 to honor jackie robinson. sandoval crushes a three-run homer but then things get a little dicey in the ninth with the giants facing a tying run at the plate. so what do you do? bring in the beard. brian wilson slams the door on the diamondbacks, giants win 5-2 and it's caught there. closer to home, the a's hosting the tigers. miguel cabrera unloads on closer brian fuentes game winning high. the 10th inning, bases loaded, brian bosh gets two runs. tigers win 8-4. the a's get another chance tonight, 6:05. you've seen plenty of sports clips showcasing the good, the bad and the ugly. here's a nose to nose confrontation between bob davis and arizona manager kurt gibson. the two of them going at it after the ump called a check swing strike on gill monitor row. gib

we're doing something different to get you ready for game two against the l.a. kings. t game was a real toe-to-toe battle, it went into overtime. the sharks arriving tonight cool, calm, collected, ready to get down to business. here's how we got to this point. >> game one, the kings came ready to make it a brawl with the sharks. you hardly see this in the postseason. ben eager going at it. he's been suspended for one game and will not play tonight for the kings. the stars rookie will likely be the nhl rookie of the year. he makes his mark early this postseason with the go ahead goal in the second. justin williams catches niemi in a rare moment of compromise. the big pawelski picking up where he left off last season. the huge pass to quick to win it in overtime. the sharks up 1-0 in the series. now they're going to try to make it a 2-0 lead before heading to l.a. for game three. >> continue our momentum. win in overtime like that,

the magazineny stud 7.7 to -- magnitude 7.7 was felt from san francisco to l.a.. william dell month was too young to remember the day. >> nothing about the fire or the earthquake for sure. i was only three months old. >> the fire hydrant in dolores park got its annual coating of gold paint, that hydrant saved much of the mission district. >> back in 1906 when the earthquake hit, japan was the country that responded first and responded with the most amount of support for san francisco. >> we're still dealing with the aftershocks in ya pan, and tsunami t makes me feel 10 times more grateful that we have a ready community in san francisco. >> and a giving xhuntd. the morning 'fess -- giving community. the morning festivities started with a bloody mary breakfast. folks dressed up in turn of the century garb with proceeds going to benefit the earthquake victims in japan. >> you met william delmonte and the other survivor rose clifr and ruth newman. >>> you tax procrastinators out there, your time is running out. today is the deadline to file your taxes. federal returns

the putback. sharks outshot l.a. 14-3 in that period. second period. shooting it wide. to go a three on one break for the kings. power play goal. tying the game at 1. then 3 minutes later making up for it. wild shot. skates past along the boards. clear past jonathan quick. merry christmas justin williams. not bad for guy who has not played since mid-march. gets the goal. it stayed tied until 5 minutes left in overtime. >> trailing. joe pavelski. scores. >> he wins it for the sharks. kim coyle joins us now from san jose. i thought if the kings could steal the first game. joe pavelski does it again. >> reporter: yes, dennis. it really actually felt like a giants game out here tonight. fans were chanting beat l.a. regulation was not enough. and just when you thought the sharks might lose, the version of mr. october comes through. >> you work all season and you get home crowd advantage. the crowds were loud right from the beginning. it was exciting to play in. you know you're just trying to challenge your energy. >> big time player. plays really well in the big stage. score

. >> we beat the l.a. kings in the opening round.tickets are available at sharks' office. >> and they still have tickets left. >> the rush is on. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye. Ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ [ tab pops ] ♪ whatever lola wants ♪ ♪ lola gets ♪ and, little man, little lola wants you ♪ [ cellphone dings ] [ cellphones ringing ] [ men screaming ] ♪ make up your mind to have one diet pepsi, please. ♪ no regrets ahh. ♪ what's going on over there? ♪

. >> we beat the l.a. kings in the opening round.kets are available at sharks' office. >> and they still have tickets left. >> the rush is on. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye.

he loaned these pieces to the l.a. of art, and threw in a $50 million building to house them. one of his favorite artist is the irrepressible jeff koons, and here, a veritable cornucopia of koonsian genius-- all, of course, painted and sculpted by hired craftsmen. koons is nothing if not worshipful of eli broad. >> jeff koons: you know, morley and eli, i just have to say, standing here, what a fantastic location. i mean, look at the natural light that is coming in on these works. it's a tremendous gallery. >> safer: and the balloon dog, what does it do to you? do you get some kind of emotional kick? >> broad: i do. it makes me smile, it makes me feel good, it make me proud, and it especially makes me proud when i see young people and others looking at the work. and it introduces them to art in a way that no other work really does. >> safer: and a piece that quite honestly mystifies me-- michael jackson and his chimp, is it? >> koons: michael jackson and bubbles. when i made this series-- the banality series... >> safer

. >>> the game between the san francisco giants and the l.a. dodgers could have world series level security. a spokesperson disputes that report but says there will be security. there is concern of payback on dodger fans after the beating of giants fan brian stow last week. messages on sight o encouraging retaliation. giants fans welcome the extra security and hope it diffuses the situation. >> i'm sure there will be knuckle heads that show up looking for that. it's sad. >> uniformed officers will be inside and outside. they are monitoring social network sites. >>> the coast guard is warning of rough seas after a boat capsized this weekend sending two men into the water. he's still missing. he's a 52-year-old man. the coast guard called off an extensive search after miles of open water yesterday. the man was wearing a live jacket. that was found washed ashore. his 53-year-old companion who has a life ring was rescued bay kite surfer who held him above the water until they could get there. >>> it is 5:04 now. autopsies will be performed to determ

now here we are praying for him. >> reporter: the l.a. pd just released the sketches of the suspects they believe are responsible. they are two hispanic men. now after the beating, police say an unified woman picked them up and then drove away with a child in that car. they are being called cowardly predators. the giants will play at dodgers stadium for the rest of the weekend. and in years' past, the san francisco police department has afternooned up security during dodger games. a -- police say she was kidnapped, beaten and sexually assaulted. she still came up with a plan that led to her release 15 hours after her capture. the woman's ex-boyfriend put her in a hatch back trunk of her own car yesterday in east oakland. then he headed for the mexican border. from the trunk, she managed to convince him that she needed medical care. he took her to a hospital. when she was alone with the staff, she told them what was going on. he was arrested in the waiting room. >>> in a violent attack on a u.n. compound in afghanistan has left a dozen peop

>>pam: joseph gordon scored in overtime last night to give san jose a 4-3 victory over the l.a. ngs. the sharks and wrapped up the series and six games. tickets for the second round of playoffs one on sale this morning. rob joins us live with more on that. >>rob: the box office here at hd pavilion is quiet now. let's take you back in the morning were there was a line of sharks fans lined up along the shark tank here in san jose hoping to snap up a ticket to game one of round two. the only problem is we still don't know who the sharks opponent is going to be. fans will be keeping an eye on tonight's game between vancouver and chicago. we also don't know when game 1 will be. it could be as soon as thursday or friday or possibly as late as saturday. those tickets went on sale this morning at about 10:00 a.m., most forgone 30 minutes later. however this time of year sharks tickets can become available as the sharks tell me sometimes the nhl requires teams to hold back tickets and then they become available a little bit at a time. i just checked with the box office and they told me th

so to's family says the victim felt unsafe in the game in l.a. last thursday. >> my wife received a text message from bryan during the game where he said he was scared inside the stadium. >> stow's family wants dodger fans to know they believe it was an isolated incident and not representative of the l.a. fans. >>> bay area businesses are raising money for bryan stow. yesterday the chain, pizza my heart, donated 30% of its sales to the stow family and owner chuck hammers was at the dodgers-giants game thursday in los angeles. >> being at that game, i felt like, boy, this could have been me. >> i think it's awesome. i think this is a great, you know, a great thing and, you know, because it makes me want to cry because it's special. >> the chain hopes to raise about $20,000 for the family. >>> and today another fundraiser will be held for stow. the barbecue will be held at the paramedic company where he worked. emr on las plumas avenue in san jose. so to is an emergency medical tech -- stow is an emergency medical technician. the phraser is noon to

the sharks head to l.a. three tuesday at staples center while trying to make sense of what happened last night at the tank. >> being disciplined. we're killing four penalties in the first period, it's just something that takes away the momentum of the game. when they get a couple, then you start to grip your sticks and do things you usually wouldn't. >> well, it is a series, after all, you know. i've never seen anybody win 16 in a row, so just, again, you've got to be better all around. i could sit here and talk to you for 20 minutes about what we did wrong. >> there's nothing to cry about in here. we've got to go win a game in l.a. that's our focus. we have two days to think about this. >> that was a bad game last night but they at least get a chance to pick things back up in game three. >> no crying in baseball. >> no crying in hockey or baseball or auto racing. >> they have to go by that. thanks a lot, lawrence. >>> when we come back, they're not royals. in fact they don't even know anyone in the royal fa

major league baseball is making a rare move, taking over the l.a. , as a divorce drama involving the team's multimillionaire owners threatens to tear the team apart. knbc's rob hayes has the story. >> reporter: things have not been going well for the mccourts lately. season ticket sales have plummeted over the past several years. and the dodgers have been struggling to make payroll. and then, there was the violent beating opening night, that left a san francisco giants fan in a coma. add all that up, and fans are not too shocked by the takeover. >> the way things have been going recently, it's not a real surprise, no. >> reporter: baseball commissioner, bud selig says he's taking control of the dodgers to protect, what he calls, quote, one of the most prestigious franchises in all of sports. fans we spoke to said it's probably a good idea for major league baseball to step in. >> it's good. he's not doing much. he's not getting good players. i guess it's going to be good. >> reporter: not all fans are down on the mccourt's. some adistribute the recent

black hawks win, 5-0, and trail 3-2 in the series. >>> finally, the l.a. dodgers front office is in shambles, but that hasn't affected the play on the field. taking on the braves tide at 3 until the 12th inning, matt camp ends it with one swing, a two-run walk-off hom ey eyre. management after a 5-3 win in extra. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> embattled actor mel gibson opens up about those phone recordings. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a texas man combines two of his passions with pretty amazing results. you're watching "early today." >>> take you through your weekend forecast. a migs day will in the pacific northwest. a little chilly this morning, but it this afternoon will be your reward. overall all all in then's trav won't see any problems it at the airports. saturday a little bit of shower activity in medford. sacramento, a 30% chance, also. still remaining cool in much of coastal california. valleys looking mice. and nice. and easter, a new storm system moves in.nice. nice

the trick. they could do it in l.a. we caught up with the sharks at practice today before they head back to ges loleans. those conversations coming up >>> good evening. the giants trying to avoid four straight losses tonight. the visiting atlanta braves coming in with a chance to sweep today. those would be three right there. salvaging the game would require some late-inning magic and that would be no easy task. we pick it up, game tied at two, top seven, jason haywood with a three-run blast. jonathan sanchez lasted five innings today. perhaps he could have stayed a little longer and it would have helped. the giants showing some resolve. bottom frame, they'd score four to take the lead. this clutch drive for a double. capping the scoring as cody ross and miguel tejada score. after dan uggla home run ties the game, nate mclouth discovers a single that adds two. the braves add another and atlanta wins it in ten, 9-6. it's a tough loss. here's what the giants had to say after this one. >> i don't know how many two-outer, tw

the sharks, fans, filing in for the big matchup tonight with the l.a. hich gets under way in about an hour. great turnaround for the sharks this season as you take a look at their fans standing in line to get playoff tickets. correct me, if i'm wrong, next, we lawrence? >> four more games here. >> within a couple of weeks here. almost three months ago, you might recall, the sharks were in the conference's 12th play team but a great turnaround for them tonight. they're the third seed having already clinched a trip to the postseason and also w the division title with the win tonight. sharks fans are loving it. >> you got tickets? >> yeah, i'm really excited. i want to see both games. >> how long did you have to wait in line for it. >> about 20 minutes. >> 20 minutes not too bad. >> not too bad. >> are you surprised they went that quick? too yes. >> what do you got there? >> i got four tickets. two to game a, two to game b. lower bowl, i was number two in line. i'm going to buy a lottery ticket now. >> how exciting is this for you? >> this is fantastic. my

to the ice now, the sharks have taken a commanding lead over the l.a. kings. ic turn around from a week ago when it looked like the sharks might be in for an early playoff exit. when the sharks host the kings tonight, they have a chance to end this series in five. >> when you have the opportunity to win that fourth game, you got to take advantage of it. i think we're at home, you know, there's no -- we don't want to have to get back on a plane, go out there, you know, fight for another 60 plus minutes. you want to take care of business when you can. >> taking care of business. one of the best goals you'll ever see. bobby anaheim turning one inside out, not only once but twice and shoots and scores. this is so pretty! are you serious, bobby ryan? it was great but it was the predators who won the game 4-3. the lakers drop off their playoff opener it new orleans. that only seemed to make kobe bryant angry. you won't like him when he's angry. for the 80th time, he scored at least 30 points in a playoff game. out of my way! kobe with an even 30. undersized but stron

the teams stay in l.a. for game four tomorrow night. >>> well, coming up next, a live update on the early morning rescue in the waters near the bay area's toughest prison. >>> and the president will be in the bay area today chatting with millions of his facebook friends. >>> also, the disturbing incident that's led to a crime alert in one bay area neighborhood. >>> inmates here at san quentin prison helped save a pair of boaters trapped in the water. we'll tell you about their daring rescue coming up. >>> the police in oakland this morning getting the word out about a series of sexual assaults. >>> the judge in the proposition 8 trial is in legal trouble. what he's showing from that case that has some people upset. >>> also president obama looks for some friends here in the bay area today. where his first stop is and how you can check out all the action. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us on this wednesday april 20th. i'm pam cook. >>> a bran

the prognosis is. it's really too early at this point. >> reporter: l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa spoke by telephone with stow's mother and vowed to employ all resources to find the attackers. >> most sports fans and most people in general are good people. what happened here is an isolated incident especially to people in l.a., dodger fans, everything that we have seen, this community has been more than supportive to us and it's been incredible. >> the reward for information leading to the arrest in that attack has grown to six figures tonight. the l.a. city council voted this afternoon to double the reward money to $100,000. and here in the bay area, len ramirez reports on the local efforts to raise money to help stow's family pay those big medical bills that are coming. len. >> reporter: exactly right, allen. the pizza my heart chain here in the south bay is showing it has a heart by donating a large percentage of its profit today for bryan stow and his family. as you can see, it's been pretty busy here all day long. 19 stores in the pizza my heart chai

the l.a. goalie had other ideas. ing before the puck dropped but the kings said not so fast, my friend. three minutes in, rips one and the kings were up 1-0. later in the first, off the rebound, clifford is there to bury the puck. kings up 2-0 just like that. over a minute later, it's 3-0 and would head for the showers. so the sharks have another comeback in them in the second. throws one in there. there to poke it in. it's 3-1. there would be no comeback because jason quick was ridiculous. kings' playoff record 51 saves. sharks up 3-2 in the series that heads back to l.a. for game six on monday night. >> in front of this crowd, they were fired up and we came out and we sucked off the start. >> we just had to bear down, bottom line. we did, you know, a good job down in l.a. with bearing down and tonight, you know, he -- he was better than our forwards but we got to refocus and go in and win games. >> to the diamond where the a's have been sleepless in seattle. two straight shutouts and their scoreless streak reached 2

chairman, i think you already cited these points from the "l.a. times." insurers say the the dominant physician of this particular health care system gives it the upper hand in contract negotiations over prices, so it is a negotiation, but the insurers just are not able to do much about the pricing. part of the reason for that is because their customers, all of us, say we need to have access to sutter facilities for our employees and our members. supervisor campos: can you expand on that a little bit? what exactly does that mean? >> as an employer, you could -- and actually calpers has done this -- you could tell york insurer that you want them to choose only a subset of the available providers in the city, so if there is high cost and good quality elsewhere, -- there is high cost in one area and good quality elsewhere, you might construct what is referred to as an arrow network, which would exclude some of the higher cost providers. supervisor campos: the first bullet that you had up there, it says insurance company say its dominant position give it the u

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according to the l.a. times his record is in l.a. as six separate crimes of four sexual assaults. let's take a look of the woman's statement, she wishes to remain anonymous. it should put out a statement through her attorneys saying, this record deal completely blindsided me because i consider myself savvy about online dating safety. everyone needs to be aware of the dangers in online dating and realize that it can happen hat to them. " match top hamas, with their own statement single incidents like this one between individuals will meet on match.com rare it doesn't make them any less horrifying. they already provided safety tips and ensuring their physical security is ultimately the responsibility of the data itself. in addition, the woman it is also calling for a match.com, to put a halt on new people adding to the site until they have added to this new safety feature. >>jacqueline: temperatures will stay pretty mild this weekend, we will see a mix of sun and clouds and a chance of sunny rain early monday. i want details, coming up

. >> reporter: a stint with the l.a.mprov outfit the groundlings led to her '05 arrival at "snl" where she offered a rare behind the scenes peek. this must feel like home for you. >> it does. spending a lot of hours here. i get emotional when i think about when it will be over at some point. >> reporter: she shared an "snl" performing secret. be sure to use your cue cards. >> it's something we always tell the host. i'm going to act like i'm looking at you but i'm looking at the cards. >> reporter: even as "bridesmaids" seems poised to make her mark in the movies. wiig says she doesn't figure to be waving good-bye to "snl" anytime soon. i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in new york. >> chris, the new film offers may 13th. thanks to chris connelly

great team and they have to get past their rivals from down south the l.a. kings. first greg inglis is live at the tank. why do you think it might be a different year for the sharks? >> mostly because they're balanced and also because they have a brand new goalie. as you can see we're at the fan fest which is still going strong. this is becoming an annual event. this is the 20th anniversary of the sharks. it's the 14th time they've been to the play offs but they've never yet reached the stanley cup finals. this year they think they have the goalie to do it. antiniemi signed a title after leaving chicago. last month nimie agreed to an extension with the the sharks and this is just the second year for the goalie. the late bloomer is the shark's player of the year because he's simply has stolen victory from opponents with his strong effort in the net. even he said it took some time for nemo and his teammates to gel. >> maybe it took a little while early in the season. but i think getting some wins early was huge. and i think we got it great. >> everybody feels good. we

because the l.a. lakers, they're on fire. and they are -- i know. then the sixth man of the year, i think, in lamar odom, who is just truly a talented basketball player. the lakers really are playing at a high level right now. and then phil jackson is an unbelievable coach. >> jimmy: he's amazing. but, the word three-peat made me laugh. because didn't pat riley, didn't he trademark that? >> pat riley trademarked it. so he's going to make a lot of money. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: if the lakers win. >> if the lakers win. >> jimmy: pat riley gets probably $15,000. what is going on? i love that that exists. he can trademark the word. >> exactly. >> jimmy: i'll trademark "the." [ laughter ] i'd be like, a multimillionaire. >> i tried to trademark magic but they said, no, it can't happen. >> jimmy: you can't do it? oh come on, that's ridiculous. who has it, david copperfield? [ laughter ] >> yeah, somebody has it, i was really upset, right? >> jimmy: ridiculous. i want to talk quickly, because i know you do so much charity work. and to let everyone know that

the power of black. >> reporter: sharks merchandise, play-off-related, anything that says beat l.a. is flying off the racks. the team store just like the doors here opened minutes ago. on the streets it's a sea of teal. everyone very excited and confidence that they are going to clinch tonight on their home ice. we will of course be here with fan reaction at 10:00. reporting live in san jose, debora villalon, ktvu, channel 2news. >>> the president of yemen will step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. today's deal would have him turn over to his vice president who will then call for new elections. opposition leaders are concerned the president is trying to bu time. they have refused to call for an end to strikes and street demonstrations. [ chanting ] >>> yemeni americans from throughout california gathered at u.n. plaza in san francisco today in support of the demonstrators in yemen. some of the activists we spoke with say that the president's resignation announcement is not enough. they insist he be tried for what they consider is despotic 33 year rule and call upon the