we don't know how many u.s. postalusing performance enhancing drugs but we have learned that at least three have told federal authorities they used banned substances and witnessed armstrong using them too. one of those riders is armstrong's former teammate, george hincapie who armstrong once said was like a brother to him. hincapie has never been tainted by scandal. he rode next to armstrong in all seven tour de france victories. but now, we are told that, hincapie, for the first time, has told federal investigators that he and armstrong supplied each other with the blood booster e.p.o. and discussed having used testosterone, another banned substance, during their preparation for races. through his attorney, hincapie declined to be interviewed, citing the ongoing investigation. >> pelley: is it just a bunch of guys making decisions on their own about what they want to do? or is this a doping program that was directed for the rest of the team? >> hamilton: you know, the team really encouraged it. um... >> pelley: the te

while they were riding for the u.s. postal team armstrong won seven tour de france titles between nine hundred ninety nine and two thousand and five but has always denied taking performance enhancing drugs and has never failed a drug test unlike thailand once and it was banned for two years in two thousand and five a federal investigation is ongoing though into allegations of doping by the u.s. postal team. now the french open is just a few days away and one of russia's main hopes seems to be peaking at the right time world number three it is only the over reaching the semi's of the brussels open i need to just forty seven minutes to power past the world number twenty eight alexander who've taken the first and the second six one and the last four she will face chinese eight c. playing shall be unseated swede adds unless the other semi will be between top seed caroline wozniacki and french open champion francesca schiavone but wozniacki had the easiest quarter final match of all her belgian opponent you know with my retiring wi

while they were writing for the u.s. postal same armstrong won seven tour de france. titles between one hundred ninety nine and two thousand and five but has always denied taking performance and johnson drugs and has never failed a drugs test unlike how wilson who was found at sea is in two thousand and five another former teammate floyd landis made similar allegations a year ago a federal investigation into alleged doping by the u.s. postal team is now trying going. streets on through to france where not alberto contador doping case will be heard at the court of arbitration for sport next month and cycling's governing body is challenging khan to those acquittal on doping charges by spanish authorities in february tribunals accepted contador as defense that he contaminated big force his positive test they still play mitchell going to lead the final week of the tour de france last july the international cycling union and doping agency have appealed against the decision that is prepared over three days and six eighth's again this time around if console is found guilty h

program sixty minutes and said he and armstrong seen here used a while they were writing for the u.s. postal team armstrong won seven tour de france titles between nine hundred ninety nine and two thousand and five but has always denied taking performing a handsome drugs and has never failed a drug test unlike hamilton who was banned for two years in two thousand and five a federal investigation is ongoing into allegations of doping by the u.s. postal team. now the french open is just a couple of days away and one of russia's main hopes seems to be creaky at the right time well number three there is a one of the over reaching the semifinals of the brussels open she needs. seven past world number twenty eight alexander of their home rule taking the first step to love and the second six one in the last ball she will face chinese eight see. the unseeded sweet hardness in their the other semi week between top seed caroline knows the us and french open champion francesca schiavone was the ask me how the easies quarter final match of all belgian opponent you need it with my retiring with a back in

while they were riding for the u.s. postal team armstrong won seven tour de france titles between one thousand nine hundred ninety and two thousand and five but is always denied taking performance enhancing drugs and has never failed a drug test unlike hamilton he was banned for two years in two thousand and five another former teammate floyd landis made similar allegations a year ago a federal investigation into alleged doping by the u.s. postal team is ongoing. and other news the french open is just a couple of days away and one of russia's main hopes seems to be peaking at the right time world number three it is one of the over reaching the semifinals of the brussels open she needed just forty seven minutes to power past world number twenty eight alexander who taking the first sets allowed and the second six one in the last four she will face chinese agency playing sure as has been the unseeded swede baskets and the other semi will be between the top seed carline wozniacki and french open champion francesca schiavone woznia

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we don't know how many u.s. postal riders were using performance-enhancing drugs, but we have learned that at least three have told federal authorities they used banned substances and witnessed armstrong using them, too. one of those riders is armstrong's other close teammate, george hincapie. we're told that now, for the first time, hincapie has testified to federal onvestigators that he and armstrong supplied each other with the blood-booster e.p.o. and discussed having used testosterone-- another banned substance-- during their preparation for races. through his attorney, hincapie declined to be interviewed, citing the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: when it comes to such an investigation, sworn testimony from hincapie is a game changer. quiet, untouched by scandal, he is the only rider to be at armstrong's side for all seven of his tour de france victories. if anyone would know if armstrong was doping, it would be george hincapie. harry? >> smith: armen, this federal investigation goes all the way back to last

the u.s. postal service posted a $2.2 billion net loss for its second quarter. and hinted it may need a congressional bailout by september. >>> finally, it was once an unthinkable relationship, but today, how close as china's communist economy become with america's wall street? later today, the hot ipo seeking to raise millions will be china's top online dating website. >>> the walk on down on a sore laker loser, the red wings continue storming back and there's no hail in baseball. >>> plus, a tight series between the hawks and the bulls gets even tougher. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> today's greatest weather concerns, severe storms, possibly even tornados, an update on the severe weather outbreak later today. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in what is perhaps the toughest most evenly matched series of the nba playoffs so far, chicago's bulls pulled ahead of the hawks. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>>

a senate committee will hold a hearing on the u.s. postal service's current financial crisis. the service has seen continued losses from a decline in overall mail volume despite having job cuts and new products. >>> a commemoration will be held at the capitol rotunda in remembrance of the holocaust. this year's theme focuses on justice, accountability in the face of genocide. steven brier will give the key note speech. >>> and oprah winfrey will tape two of her final three shows in chicago. the farewell guest lineup has been kept a secret even to the talk show queen herself. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. an exclusive interview with a gym teacher and soccer coach whose life was nearly destroyed when he was falsely accused of molesting a student. and christina aguilera talks about finding her voice on the new singing competition "

all three rode together on the u.s. postal>> the road to yosemite is looking brighter. good news for drivers worried about the closure of highway 50. >>> and we will have the weekend forecast. >>> and you can watch all of our tkvu newscasts on www.ktvu.com. >>> highway 50 up in the sierra is set to reopen tomorrow three days ahead of schedule. last week the crews started rebuilding a rock wall. this week's snowstorm slowed the work down a bit. caltrans says the highway should reopen on saturday afternoon. >>> we are talking about the weekend. while it won't be great it will be better than last week. >> it is not a washout but cooler temperatures move in over the next couple days curtsy of the fog which is developing off shore right now that will push back into bay. it is happening right now in the bayside locations. right now i can show you this. there is that cloud bank. we had clearing from north to south earlier today but we have a good batch out here closer to pacifica and san francisco. that low cloud deck will be a big f

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deputies were called after u.s. postal service worker found it in a drop box. suspicious writing on the return address is what ultimately caught their attention. [ screams ] >> it was chaos in oklahoma city. a convicted murderer attacked a prosecutor in the case after the crier came back with a guilty verd beingd -- after the jury came back with a guilty veric. witnesses say mitchell got -- verdict. witnesses say the mitchell got up and lunged at the da. the prosecutor suffered a bloody nose but no other reports of serious injuries. >>> as heavy rains continue to pound parts of mississippi, a tough decision had to be made to save the town from flooding. plus, the endeavour still on the ground. what's causing them the day this and will it launch or how soon? details coming up when "good morning maryland" returns on this tuesday, may 3rd. your favorites, in pieces. moms love tulips. any second now, they are going to place me at the center of the table. edible arrangements bouquets beautiful like flowers, but unforgettably delicious, any second now... visit, call

. >>> the u.s. postalervice is struggling financially, but the way the independent postal regulatory commission is going about getting input from customers may have you scratch your head a bit. people can make their case for keeping their local post offices open, but only via e- mail. really? apparently yes. really. >> that's odd, isn't it? >> a little odd. only snail mail. or maybe both. >> or maybe both. >> they probably don't like that snail mail term. >> no, they don't. all right, what do you have? >> 81 today was the high. it's going to be a distant memory tomorrow night. we're going to lose 20 degrees. let's start with the radar. live doppler, access this on our website, wusa9.com. we watched storms all evening. eventually they are going to cross over, but by and large, the heaviest storms have been inbetween cumberland and also toward hagerstown and into pennsylvania. franklin county and fulton county in particularly. these are heavy. no warnings just yet, but winchester get ready. some heavy rain a

the u.s postal service has no fuel surcharges. combine that with low online pricing... your shipping costs... ..could head in a whole new direction. it's time to rethink your shipping. >>> it's notimpossible. i am -- improbable. but not impossible. >> the caps are beat up. ken white ten stitches after taking a puck to the mouth. that third period is when the c kacapitols failed to take a lea. they are on the brink of elimination after losing their third game 4-3. it started with some controversy. first period, no scores. caps shoot from the blue line. his shot wide. it banks for an apparent goal. take another look. it should be an easy call for the refs, but here's the deal. the play was reviewed because the capitols had too many men on the ice. they had six. bruce boudreau, irate. an opportunity wasted. so late in the second period, tied at 2. it was amazing the caps could do this. ovechkin gives it to matt green. there's a scramble. ove comes back and the capitols take a 3-2 lead, so they're in business, but they still have to play the third. they can't play the puck

. >>> also in florida, the u.s. postal service unveiled two stamps to mark today's 50 th anniversary of today's first manned space flight. the stamps feature the first mercury spacecraft and alan shepherd, first man up and first astronaut with a stamp all to himself. >>> now for a check of the weather we check in with meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> have you toured the space center? >> i have not. >> twice i've done it. it's fantastic. >> i bet it is. we'll get you some of those stamps, bill. >> even if you can't see a launch anymore, it's still a fantastic play. stamps, i like that. let's show you the big story. it's the flooding on the mississippi river. now, there was not a lot of severe weather to talk about, not even heavy rain but all the wet weather in april is heading down the mississippi and flood warnings are nasty. let me show you pictures out of memphis. we have flood warnings and telling people in small towns along the river they'll have to evacuate. floodwater has caused people to leave their home

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i appreciate the opportunity to testify in behalf of the u.s. postal service. thank you for the invitation and thank you a mr. chairman for calling this hearing. the postal service plays a vital role in american society and the american economy. postal service will deliver more than 165 billion pieces of mail this year and shipped within 2 billion packages. read the backbone of a $1,000,000,000,000.000000 industry. the postal service is a self funding entity to innovate and compete for customers. we provide reliable secure and affordable delivery platform for american business come and therefore in the national interest to keep the postal service financially strong. like any business, the postal service is subject to marketplace trends. unfortunately seen a significant long-term decline in their most profitable product category, first-class mail, which accounts for approximately 15% of our revenue. people and businesses are electing to send and receive statements to pay bills electronically. this produces mail volume. with aggressively cut costs in response to e

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today is the u.s. postal service stamp out hunger.rs will be picking up non-perishable food by mailboxes inside mailboxes. this is the largest food collection in the entire country. last year, mail carriers collected 77 million lbs. of food. find out www. helpstampouthunger.com have van, will travel, a group of family counselors are reaching people that might need help. coming up on kron 4 news this weekend. . >> the california association of marriage and families has brought this out and is going to travel all over the state. perhaps you can explain, why. this man is a marriage and therapist. what is the purpose? >> may is mental health awareness month. there is so much stress in people's lives. this is the tool, one therapy, a counseling. who want to make this, accessible. take your chance to call a therapist is difficult so we're going to come to people. give them a chance to see us, meet us and we're regular people with specialized care. >>reporter: on monday, this is going to be an interesting experience. 6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. this

it was the u.s. postal service's annual stamp out hunger day.t's the single largest food drive for the san francisco food bank. letter carriers collected nonperishable food left by mailboxes and then dropped it off at the local food banks and pantries. and then the volunteers, well, they wentto work sorting all of those donations. >> the sharks right now are circling in the water in vancouver resting up for tomorrow's big game. one matchup with the canucks. >>> also, the giants will battle the elements today in chicago. our own joe fonzi has all of the day's highlights coming up next in sportswrap. . >>> now you can wake up to complete bay area news coverage seven days a week. ktvu morning on 2:00 is on saturday and sunday with mike mibach and claudine wong. ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning. [ music ] >>> good evening,

. >> u.s. postal service. two bay area cities make the top 20 for dog attacks. houston had 62 attacks last year and followed by san diego and columbus ohio with 45 . los angeles is number three on the list. sacramento is ninth . san jose 15th with 23 attacks and oakland 19 with 18 dog attackings. >> just ahead. new at 6:30. dan and the abc team confront a parking control supervisor. >> we want to make sure you have the right to comment. >> complaints of harassment and violence he faces on and off of the job. >> he would explode and that is going to be too late. >> i will scared for my life. i have to watch my back. >> and so why has the city done nothing to stop him? ouououououououououououououououou "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >> if you've ever drin in san francisco you know parking can be all out warfare. >> it sure can. one traffic cop is take to a new level. accusations th

. >> the purple heart forever stamp is only the second forever stamp issued by the u.s. postalvice. the other one features a picture of the liberty bell. >>> in news of the world tonight, in afghanistan the taliban attacked at least eight government buildings in the southern city of kandahar after seven hours of fighting government and nato forces were able to repel the attackers. the taliban claims many of the militants were former convicts who escaped in last month's bold prison break that freed 480 prisoners through an underground tunnel. >>> from libya this amateur video reportedly shows a massive fire caused when moammar gadhafi's forces fired rocket into a fuel depot in misrata. there are no reports of injuries but the attack is now raising fears of fuel shortages. the rebel leaders say italy has agreed to arm the rebels. the italian ministry category include denied the report saying italy will only send non- lethal instruments such as satellites and radar systems to aid the rebels. >>> from egypt this video shows a church on fire after fights broke out on the streets of

. >>> new ways to present messages and the weak economy continue taking a big toll on the u.s. postal service. they say they lost more than $2 billion in the first three months of this year. it is once again saying if congress couldn't help, the service may default on its federal payments and hit its boroughing limit by the end of september. >>> former california governor, arnold schwarzenegger, spoke in public about his marriage last night for the first time since he and wife, maria shriver, separated. he told a dinner audience in law loenlos angeles, he hopes they can reconcile. >> with he both love each other very much. we are fortunate to have four lovely children and we are taking one day at a time. >> schwarzenegger and shriver have been married for 25 years. >>> the bronze zoo here in new york has another escapee, a peacock, technically, a pea hen, the female version, flew away on monday ad is still on the lamb. it took six days to find the missing cobra m march. they are vowing to catch this plucky pea henry vently. coming up on 7:16. back over to chris. >> a good thing that t

i appreciate the opportunity to testify in behalf of the u.s. postal service. thank you for the invitation and thank you a mr. chairman for calling this hearing. the postal service plays a vital role in american society and the american economy. postal service will deliver more than 165 billion pieces of mail this year and shipped within 2 billion packages. read the backbone of a $1,000,000,000,000.000000 industry. the postal service is a self funding entity to innovate and compete for customers. we provide reliable secure and affordable delivery platform for american business come and therefore in the national interest to keep the postal service financially strong. like any business, the postal service is subject to marketplace trends. unfortunately seen a significant long-term decline in their most profitable product category, first-class mail, which accounts for approximately 15% of our revenue. people and businesses are electing to send and receive statements to pay bills electronically. this produces mail volume. with aggressively cut costs in response to e

. >> eric: u.s. postal service says two cities are on the top for dog attacks. houston had 62 attacks followed by san diego tied with collected with columbus with number five. sacramento is ninth. san jose is 15th with 23 attacks. oakland was 19th with 18 attacks. >> aol is muscling it's a way into the online video. they rolled out a service called az. it doesn't require users to log in or download any software. up to four people can chat at once. users be type messages while chatting. >>> expect delays of nearly a year, for a toyota trius. it may be april of next year before it can deliver the prius alta. a battery shortage caulked by the earthquake and tsunami. it destroyed auto suppliers in japan. >> new financial help for couples using costly fertility agreements in trying to conceive. they range from $10,000 to $15,000 that is per cycle. a nonprofit organization called inside can help with couples for the expense. they help fertility and doctors to provide the services for free in exchange the patients must agree to provide $3500 to inside for their assista

the u.s. postal service is running out of money. >> the postal service is subject to market trends.profitable category, first class mail. >> reporter: first class mail accounts for half of the agencies income. but more and more people are using e-mail and social media to communicate. the postal service lost $8.5 billion last year and are set to lose more this year. >> the postoffice will remain open. so you can buy stamps, if you have a box office, you can get your mail. just the deliveries is what we're looking at. >> the move will save $3 million but it's not enough to default on payments including for retiree benefits. now congress is considering a new law for a pension program. >>> and the channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. >> the state launches an emergency flood drill for the next three days. that story coming up at 6:00. >>> on the witness stand, the surprise testimony today as the defendant in the chauncey bailey case answers direct questions about the killing. >>> don't worry this is only a test. it is one of the reasons california may be better prepared than others to handle

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it was the u.s. postal service's annual stamp out hunger day.gest food drive for the san francisco food bank. letter carriers collected nonperishable food left by mailboxes and then dropped it off at the local food banks and pantries. and then the volunteers, well, they wentto work sorting all of those donations. >> the sharks right now are circling in the water in vancouver resting up for tomorrow's big game. one matchup with the canucks. >>> also, the giants will [ music ] >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to this saturday night edition of sports wrap. the giants had to suffer through a damp miserable night at wrigley field. but in the end it was worth it. they got a win and they only had to suffer through six innings to do so. the cubs played under the lights on a saturday for the first time in nearly nine years. and it was somewhere between misting and raining the entire night. buster posey with a single off davis that scored sanchez from second. he heads to second on the throw and ends up at three after the throw by cory hill gets away. i

this is a reward poster from the u.s. postal inspection service dating back to 2008. these letters went out to the governors of north carolina and conneticut. >> do you have any idea what this guy's motive might be? >> reporter: postal inspectors suspect this guy may have been at it for years. >> they want to insight fear and targeting schools is a good way of doing that. >> reporter: perhaps thinking in some strange way they need to step up their guard. he is maybe doing somebody a favor in his confused mind? >> it could be. >> reporter: panicked evacuations thursday leaving some people so scared they had to be treated with oxygen. >> we were running and all the teachers were like this isn't a drill, go, go, go. >> reporter: but the law enforcement response is now much more muted. and if the powder mailer is looking to spread terror in the post-bin laden world he failed to have much impact on the school day at bancroft elementary. dc parents seem more angry than scared. >> to do something like this to children that's really an individual that needs help. >> reporter:

i appreciate the opportunity to testify in behalf of the u.s. postal service. thank you for the invitation and thank you a mr. chairman for calling this hearing. the postal service plays a vital role in american society and the american economy. postal service will deliver more than 165 billion pieces of mail this year and shipped within 2 billion packages. read the backbone of a $1,000,000,000,000.000000 industry. the postal service is a self funding entity to innovate and compete for customers. we provide reliable secure and affordable delivery platform for american business come and therefore in the national interest to keep the postal service financially strong. like any business, the postal service is subject to marketplace trends. unfortunately seen a significant long-term decline in their most profitable product category, first-class mail, which accounts for approximately 15% of our revenue. people and businesses are electing to send and receive statements to pay bills electronically. this produces mail volume. with aggressively cut costs in response to e

we don't know how many u.s. postal riders were using performance-enhancing drugs. but we have learned that it at least three have told federal authorities they used banned substances, and witnessed armstrong using them, too. one of those riders is armstrong's other close teammate george hincappie. we're told for the first time hincappie has testified to federal investigators that he and armstrong supplied each other with the blood booster epo and discussed having used testosterone, another banned substance, during their preparations for races. through his attorney, hincapie declined to be interviewed, citing the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: out west where the prestigious tour of california is winding down, fanses expressed a mix of emotions about the armstrong allegations. >> he was tested more than any other athlete's ever been tested. hundreds of times he was tested. and every time he was tested, he was tested negative. so how you going to prove it? >> but there's a whole bunch of people here. so i don't think it's hurting the sport a whole heck of a lot.

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i also want to welcome the postmaster general and ceo of the u.s. postal service and also here [unintelligible] as we have heard time and again, over the last three years, the postal service faces a devastating financial crisis. by the end of this fiscal year, the postal service may not be able to fully pay the $5 billion retiree health benefits. the accountability office reports released last year examined several options to help the postal service. i want to commend the senator and senator collins who have both introduced legislation that aims to help the postal service meet its obligations by addressing over payment to the retirement funds. additionally, the act offers several provisions that will allow the postal service to renovate and expand its business. with both of these bills that still contain a provision in traduced in the last congress. which would buy collective bargaining process. to favor the postal service during arbitration. the fact that the postal service ratified a new contract who just last week, it demonstrates that the postal servic

stamping out hunger is a motto for the 19th annual u.s. postal service food drive being held today.l carriers in the bay area and around the country will be collecting food donations from homes on their regular routes. if you want to donate, just put a garbage bag or paper bag with some donations in it outside and the mail carrier will pick it up. last year set a record, with over 77 million pounds of food collected, while surpassing 1 billion pounds of food collected over its 18-year history. >>> kristi, a check on our weather forecast this morning? it is definitely different than we've seen over the past few weeks over here. we're getting spoiled! >> we have been spoiled, with sunshine over the past weekend. we see storms continuing to pop into our forecast, and the system we're seeing move in is actually unusually strong for this time of year. we'll see showers a little later on. right now outside, looking good. golden gate bridge, a little gray. cloud cover starting to build in and temperatures are going to actually be pretty cool this morning, in the 40s and 50s. live shot of s

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